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Also known as: electric automobile
electric car
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- Also called:
- electric automobile
- Key People:
- Hiram Percy Maxim
- Shai Agassi
- Marc Tarpenning
- Martin Eberhard
- Related Topics:
- LEAF
- Tesla Model 3
- ZOE
- Tesla Roadster
- Tesla Model S
Recent News
Apr. 7, 2024, 9:00 PM ET (The Telegraph)
Poor mobile phone coverage stops drivers charging electric cars
Mar. 28, 2024, 11:52 AM ET (AP)
China's latest EV is a 'connected' car from smart phone and electronics maker Xiaomi
Mar. 28, 2024, 11:22 AM ET (AP)
Federal EV charging stations are key to Biden's climate agenda, yet only 4 states have them
Mar. 26, 2024, 10:31 AM ET (AP)
China to challenge Biden's electric vehicle plans at the WTO
Mar. 26, 2024, 5:50 AM ET (AP)
Vietnamese automaker VinFast to start selling EVs in Thailand
electric car, battery-powered motor vehicle, originating in the late 1880s and used for private passenger, truck, and bus transportation. Through the early period of the automotive industry until about 1920, electric cars were competitive with petroleum-fueled cars, particularly as luxury cars for urban use and as trucks for deliveries at closely related points, for which the relatively low speed and limited range, until battery recharge, were not detrimental. Electrics, many of which were steered with a tiller rather than a wheel, were especially popular for their quietness and low maintenance costs. Ironically, the death knell of the electric car was ...(100 of 379 words)