History of
Electric Vehicles
The Early
Years, Electric Cars from 1830 to 1930
(April 22, 2012) Who
invented the very first EV is uncertain and several inventors have been given
credit. In 1828, Hungarian, Ányos Jedlik invented a small-scale model car
powered by an electric motor that he designed. Between 1832 and 1839 (the exact
year is uncertain), Robert Anderson of Scotland invented a crude
electric-powered carriage. In 1835, another small-scale electric car was
designed by Professor Stratingh of Groningen, Holland, and built by his assistant
Christopher Becker. In 1835, Thomas Davenport, a blacksmith from Brandon,
Vermont, built a small-scale electric car. Davenport was also the inventor of
the first of the first American-built DC electric motor.