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When Electric Cars Invented 1800s Explained
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- First electric vehicle prototype created by Robert Anderson in the early 1800s.
- William Morrison developed the first U.S. electric car in the early 1890s, carrying six passengers at 14 mph.
- Early 1900s electric cars cost around $2,000 (approx. $60,000 today).
- Studebaker began producing electric vehicles in 1902.
- By early 20th century, over one-third of vehicles on the road were electric.