The history of cars powered by elecricity
Cars powered by electricity are undoubtedly the future of motoring. But before we see what the future holds we should turn the gaze toward the past and learn about the short history of cars powered by electricity. Short only by volume, since we have to go back over 150 years, until 1835.
This story does not begin on the asphalt, but on the railroad tracks. This year, Thomas Davenport, constructed an electric railway line, and three years later, Robert Davidson, built an electric locomotive. These findings contributed to the fact that around 1839 in Scotland, Robert Anderson built his electric carriage, powered by non-rechargeable battery.
After that came about seventy years of struggle with the construction of much better battery which finally is achieved by the French - Gaston Plante and Kamil Feaure. Until the year 1900 the flourishing popularity of electric cars had begun. The speed records are beaten- La Jamais Contenge vehicle reaches over 105 km per hour! Unfortunately, then came the era of internal combustion engine powered cars that win with electric vehicles in performance and ease of use.
In 1947, the Bell Labs created a transistor which is a milestone in the history of electric motoring. Since the 80ies there is a second boom for cars powered by electricity, which continued uninterrupted until today. The main factor of the popularity of such vehicles is the low level of pollutant emission..