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Was Tesla The First Electric Car?
When Were Electric Cars Invented?
Electric cars have been around almost as long as gasoline-powered automobiles. This may come as a surprise—but electric cars were once a viable alternative.
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This is because, in the early days of gasoline cars, engines were clunky, unreliable, and difficult to control.
The first electric car was developed sometime in the 1830s. This unsophisticated vehicle wasn’t much more than a novelty, but it worked.
Electric cars first became practical in the 1880s, when batteries, motors, and switches were advanced enough to propel a vehicle more than a few yards.
Around 1900, Thomas Edison began experimenting with improved electric car batteries.
At this time, the majority of cars were powered by gasoline, but there were numerous competitive steam-powered cars and electric vehicles. Though gas was on top, the future of automobiles was, by no means, set in stone at this point.
At the turn of the century, cars were an expen
