Early Electric Cars
One of the trends in 21st century America is the development of electric cars. Almost every auto manufacturer is producing or is developing electric or hybrid electric/gas vehicles. The advantage of quiet, steady power with no exhaust emissions is proving quite popular.
What may shock a great many people is that Electric Cars are far from a recent development, and have a very long and rich history, in the U.S. and elsewhere.
From the timeline below, you will find that the first generation of electric cars began in 1897 and continued until 1939. In the ads you will see a broad range of electric vehicles, from small powered buggies, to sporty roadsters, to luxurious family sedans, to workhorse trucks and even buses.
Early electric cars, surprisingly, had about the same range of travel, before needing to recharge, as modern electric cars.
We think you will enjoy viewing advertisements from this great variety of pioneer American electric car manufacturers.

Early Electric Car Links
What may shock a great many people is that Electric Cars are far from a recent development, and have a very long and rich history, in the U.S. and elsewhere.
From the timeline below, you will find that the first generation of electric cars began in 1897 and continued until 1939. In the ads you will see a broad range of electric vehicles, from small powered buggies, to sporty roadsters, to luxurious family sedans, to workhorse trucks and even buses.
Early electric cars, surprisingly, had about the same range of travel, before needing to recharge, as modern electric cars.
We think you will enjoy viewing advertisements from this great variety of pioneer American electric car manufacturers.

Early Electric Car Links

1910 ELECTRIC PLEASURE CARS. BABCOCK BAKER OHIO MoToR’s 1910 MoToR CAR DIRECToRY Published By MoToR, New York 10″x7.25″ page 115

1910 ELECTRIC PLEASURE CARS. COLUMBIA DETROIT WAVERLEY MoToR’s 1910 MoToR CAR DIRECToRY Published By MoToR, New York 10″x7.25″ page 108

1910 ELECTRIC PLEASURE CARS. FRITCHIE BROC BAKER MoToR’s 1910 MoToR CAR DIRECToRY Published By MoToR, New York 10″x7.25″ page 111

1910 ELECTRIC PLEASURE CARS. KIMBALL CLARK COLUMBUS MoToR’s 1910 MoToR CAR DIRECToRY Published By MoToR, New York 10″x7.25″ page 118

1911 1 14 ELECTRIC Vehicle Article The Modern Pleasure Electric Vehicle Scientific American January 14, 1911 10.5″x15.5″ page 32

1911 5 3 EDISON Electric Garage Article Garage Situation in Boston— Edison Electric Garage THE HORSELESS AGE May 3, 1911 University of Minnesota Library 8.25″x11.5″ page 762

1911 6 14 Electric Car Article Electric Cars “Suburbaning” THE HORSELESS AGE June 14, 1911 University of Minnesota Library 8.25″x11.5″ page 1022

1915 10 20 ELECTRIC Vehicle Article Electric Taxicab Is Popular in Detroit MOTOR WORLD October 20, 1915 8.5″x11.75″ page 9

1915 10 21 ELECTRIC Vehicle Article Function of the Electric Garage, conn. The Electric Taxicab MOTOR AGE October 21, 1915 8.5″x12″ page 19

1916 ELECTRIC Vehicle Article Electrics in Taxicab Service AUTOMOBILE TRADE JOURNAL 1916 6.25″x10″ page 171

1923 1 25 Electric Specifications Mechanical Specifications of 1923 Electric Cars MOTOR AGE January 25, 1923 University of Minnesota Library 8.5″x11.5″ page 78

Automobiles of the World By Albert L. Lewis and Walter A. Musciano Simon and Schuster New York 1977 ISBN: 0-671-22485-9 1910-1914 5.5″x8.5″ page 187

Automobiles of the World By Albert L. Lewis and Walter A. Musciano Simon and Schuster New York 1977 ISBN: 0-671-22485-9 1960-1969 5.5″x8.5″ page 532

Index to Cars in MoToR’s 1910 Directory MoToR’s 1910 MoToR CAR DIRECToRY Published By MoToR, New York THE NATIONAL MAGAZINE OF MOTORING 10″x7.25″ page 2

power WITH NO STRINGS ATTACHED LEAD INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION, INC New York 17, NY NS (1/63) 15M 8.5″x11″ Front and Back covers pages 1 & 12

power WITH NO STRINGS ATTACHED LEAD INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION, INC New York 17, NY NS (1/63) 15M 8.5″x11″ pages 4 & 5