The Electric Car Its History and Future
By johnnydod, 6th Jul 2011 | Follow this author
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We take a look and the history of the electric car, it's not such a new phenomenon as you might think.
- Rolls Royce takes to the stage
- It all started in 1890
- Soon speed records start to be broken
- Fords mass production halfs the cost of its gasoline car
- The list grows and grows
- And Finally
Rolls Royce takes to the stage
Rolls Royce have just announced they intend to show an electric version of its Phantom model at the Geneva motor show, the investigational Phantom is being built to gauge customers opinions on which alternative technology may be suitable for their cars in the future.
The Rolls Royce Phantom first saw the light of day in 1925 since then there have been nine versions including the Rolls-Royce Phantom Drop-head Coupe in 1997 and in 1998 the Rolls-Royce Phantom Coupe the present Phantom. And now we just might see the production of a new Electric Phantom, rumoured to be called the 102 EX Phantom.
It all started in 1890
Electric motoring is increasingly becoming main-stream, but it seems cars that combine batteries with petrol or diesel are better for larger vehicles, so the chances of the new 102 EX could well be a hybrid combining both electric and petrol, we will have to wait until the March show to see just what Rolls Royce comes up with.
The history of the electric car goes back further then most people think, between 1890 and 1900 there were more electric cars on the road than those that used the petrol driven internal combustion engine the first ever electric car was invented by Robert Anderson of Scotland sometime between 1832 and 1839 the car was built by Christopher Becker in 1835.
Soon speed records start to be broken
On April 29, 1899 Camille Jenatzy broke the 100 km/h (62 mph) speed record he reached a top speed of 105.88 km/h (65.79 mph).
The electric car was much more comfortable than the noisy old the gasoline cars of the time, they were easier to drive, no need for any gears which were awkward to use in the gasoline cars and not just less noise but no noise, no vibration and didn’t smell, at the time they were also cheaper than gasoline cars.
In 1897 a fleet of electrical New York City taxis were built, a New York Times article in 1911 stated “the electric car has long been recognized as "ideal" because it was cleaner, quieter and much more economical than gasoline-powered cars.
Fords mass production halfs the cost of its gasoline car
However in 1908 the Ford Motor Companies policy of mass production reduced the price of the gasoline car to less than half that of equivalent electric cars, this was the beginning of the rule of the Electric car.
In the 1979 and 80s the energy crises began to increase the interest in Electric cars in countries around the world and has grown to its heights of today, that is apart from the United States where the petrol lobby is strong.
Electric cars are still more expensive than there petrol driven rivals but day by day they are getting cheaper, the electric car has no more than around five moving parts in its engine making it a lot cheaper to maintain whereby the internal combustion engine found in gasoline cars have hundreds of parts, however the high cost of replacing the battery in electric cars remains the most expensive part.
The list grows and grows
Some of the Electric cars soon available are.
- Wheego Whip LiFe
- CODA Sedan
- Nissen Leaf
- REVA NXR
- Renault Fluence Z.E.
- Tata Indica Vista EV
- Ford Focus Electric
- Hyundai BlueOn
And the Tesla Model S. all capable of speeds between 104 km/h (65 mph) and 193 km/h (120 mph) with a driving range of 87 to 300 miles without a recharge.
For more on electric cars read my article on the Nissan Leaf
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And Finally
For more on electric cars read my article on the Nissan Leaf
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7th Aug 2011 (#)
As I understand it they are great for some climates, but not for northern ones, I might be wrong.
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7th Aug 2011 (#)
I must look into this one Mark
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7th Aug 2011 (#)
Very interesting johnndod. Thank you.
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7th Aug 2011 (#)
i would certainly buy an electric motorcycle
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7th Aug 2011 (#)
Electric Cars are the cars of the future and are welcomed to make the environment a better place and save it from pollution.
That said, we have to take into consideration, if it werenot for the old cars, there would be no modern ones.
With regard to the Rolls Royce, it is know for their class and stately way of moving around. Its engine is sturdy and powerful enough to be used in an aeroplane so if the small speedster can do the same, I would say why not. But I would rather stick with the old time rotary engines so that I don't fall out of the sky. But for the road, I would give the electric ones a try once it is done to cutting edge perfection as the current ones have a mix of petrol and electricity to combat the lack of power stations to charge/refuel the car which does take very long too.
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7th Aug 2011 (#)
Interesting... thanks for sharing....
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8th Aug 2011 (#)
I haven't seen so much bullshit since, well the last time I looked outside on my farm, that being said, this is the crappiest article I have read all day and I have read a lot of crap, today. Since so many people are smoking the crack, they just legalize and tax it. Petrol (BP) lobby aside, along with left wing, liberal LSD induced illusion of fantasy land Elitism, administrated dictatorships united, if everyone that could afford an electric car had one, how the bloody freaking hell would we charge them up, turn off our air conditioners in 117 degree heat? Electricity doesn’t grow on magic fairy dusted trees surrounded by Unicorns and save all that sustainability, renewable BS for when the crack smokers actually come up with feasible technologies that do not require fiscal crumbling subsidies to maintain a delusion of feasibility. Other than that I like the idea of electric or even hydrogen cars but we must be practical before declaring the mea culpa of petrol mobiles. Thanks for sharing.
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8th Aug 2011 (#)
Very informative article, Johnny.
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8th Aug 2011 (#)
Sounds very interesting. Thanks for sharing Johnny
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8th Aug 2011 (#)
Sounds very interesting. Thanks for sharing Johnny
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8th Aug 2011 (#)
Great article, Johnny. I had no idea that they were making electric cars back in the 1800's...
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9th Aug 2011 (#)
Great history, thanks:0)
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11th Aug 2011 (#)
Interesting history. last year I visited the Edison-Ford estates in Fort Myers. YOu might enjoy visiting there--a good museum!
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