According to the Library of Congress, the first electric car was created by Robert Anderson of Scotland somewhere between 1832 and 1839. Although it was not anything like the vehicles on the road today, it was a fully electric powered carriage. It was powered by non rechargeable primary cells. In addition, there were three companies dedicated to the production of electric cars in the early 1900s. Detroit Electric produced an electric powered automobile in 1907 that ran on a rechargeable lead acid battery. According to some accounts, the car even had an upgrade option that would change the battery to a Edison nickel-iron battery.
The reality is electric cars were the first automobiles over 100 years ago. In
the early 20th century, electric cars made up the majority of the car sales market. Around 1888, Karl Benz began to produce the first gasoline powered automobiles. Benz is the founder of Mercedes Benz. The early 1900s is when the gas powered car began its rise to power. Gas powered vehicles were viewed in those times as superior technology. Really?!!
Consequently, now everyone wants to build electric cars again?! I wonder if this is going to be a trend or actually a shift in habits. Toyota and Honda began in the late 90s making these hybrid vehicles. Ford and GM are presenting their hybrid vehicles that lean more towards electric than gasoline. Technology is moving forward in reverse. Sometimes innovation involves the simplest elements. This is a move in the right direction for all of the automakers.
Is it going to be a trend or a true move towards making environmentally conscious automobiles?
