ELECTRIC VEHICLE TIMELINE
1899 - La Jamais Contente The first car to go over 100 km/h: a torpedo-shaped electric vehicle with a surprisingly self-flagellating name.
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1914 - Detroit Electric A top speed of 32 km/h and a range of 130 km was enough to persuade Henry Ford’s wife to go electric.
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1974 - Vanguard-Sebring CitiCar During the height of the oil crisis, this bizarre EV pushed Vanguard-Sebring to become America’s sixth-largest manufacturer.
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1997 - GM EV1 The star of the documentary Who Killed the Electric Car? Every example was repossessed, then crushed or put into a museum display.
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1997 Toyota Prius The first mass-produced hybrid vehicle, the popular Prius set the stage for further electrification.
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