World's First Electric Vehicle, Trouve, 1880
Gustave Trouv?©'s electric tricycle, the world's first electric vehicle. Trouv?© (1839-1902) was a French electrical engineer and inventor. In 1880, he improved the efficiency of a small electric motor developed by Siemens, and, using the recently developed rechargeable battery, fitted it to an English James Starley tricycle
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50658380
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© Science Source / Mary Evans Picture Library
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Date
1880
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