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Thomas Davenport makes first practical electrical vehicle
Thomas Davenport, from America, makes the first electrical vehicle, the electric locomotive.
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Timeline: History of the electric car. (2009, October 30). PBS. Retrieved October 7, 2012, from http://www.pbs.org/now/shows/223/electric-car-timeline.html
Robert Davenport. (n.d.). Retrieved October 7, 2012, from http://e -
Gaston Planté creates the first rechargable battery
Gaston Planté, a French physist, creates a lead-acid rechargable battery, which will revolutionize electric vehicles
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
Timeline: History of the electric car. (2009, October 30). PBS. Retrieved October 7, 2012, from http://www.pbs.org/now/shows/223/electric-car-timeline.html
Gaston Planté. (n.d.). Retrieved October 7 -
William Morrison creates the first successful electric car
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
Timeline: History of the electric car. (2009, October 30). PBS. Retrieved October 7, 2012, from http://www.pbs.org/now/shows/223/electric-car-timeline.html
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
The electric car was overtaken by the gasoline powered car in 1920
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
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Department of Energy gives 8 billion dollars in loans to car companies to make electric vehicles
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
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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
