21st Century Device Timeline Electric Car. By: Matt Ostap

Thomas Davenport makes first practical electrical vehicle

Jan 1, 1835

Thomas Davenport, from America, makes the first electrical vehicle, the electric locomotive.
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Gaston Planté creates the first rechargable battery

Jan 1, 1859

Gaston Planté, a French physist, creates a lead-acid rechargable battery, which will revolutionize electric vehicles
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William Morrison creates the first successful electric car

Jan 1, 1891

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First Electric Car. (n.d.). Http://blog.juicedhybrid.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/first-electric-car.jpg?w=150. Retrieved October 7, 2012.

The electic car starts to decrease in popularity

Jan 1, 1920

The electric car was overtaken by the gasoline powered car in 1920
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Department of Energy gives 8 billion dollars in loans to car companies to make electric vehicles

Jun 1, 2009

Bellis, M. (n.d.). History of Electric Vehicles. About.com Inventors. Retrieved October 7, 2012, from http://inventors.about.com/od/estartinventions/a/History-Of-Electric-Vehicles.htm

Nissan announces the Nissan LEAF, a practical electric car

Aug 1, 2009

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Nissan Leaf. (n.d.). Retrieved October 7, 2012, from http://assets.inhabitat.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/2010/12/NissanLeaf3.jpg