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Time Line

1832	Scottish inventor Robert Anderson invents the first crude electric carriage powered by non-rechargeable primary cells
1835	American Thomas Davenport is credited with building the first practical electric vehicle
1859	Rechargeable lead-acid storage battery was invented
1891	William Morrison of Des Moines, Iowa builds the first successful electric automobile in the United States.
1893	A handful of different makes and models of electric cars are exhibited in Chicago.
1897	The first electric taxis hit the streets of New York City early in the year.
1920	The electric car ceases to be a viable commercial product.
1976	Congress passes the Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Research, Development, and Demonstration Act
	http://www.pbs.org/now/shows/223/electric-car-timeline.html

This time line shows the major events of the evolution of the electric car.