America
A Veritable Hotbed of EV Development and Use.
After being on exhibit at Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth since 2007, the 1923 Milburn Model 27L Light Electric car is prepared for its return to the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry. November 2009.
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Baker Electric Car Charger from 1908. The huge device consisting of a glass rectifier and transformer act as a power supply to charge the original Edison Batteries. The Baker Electric Car was one of the earliest commercially sold electric cars. The charger and car DC motor was made by General Electric in Schenectady.
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One small step that made it - right out of this world!
The Lunar Rover from the NASA Apollo 15 Lunar Mission. When man went to the Moon and wanted transport around the surface the only possible vehicle type was an electric car. Each subsequent mission took its own Rover; so, there are now three parked on the moon's surface all having performed faultlessly in use. Potential buyers should apply to NASA.
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Leno road test his Baker Electric and the electric Ford Focus. March 2010.
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