Electric Vehicle Museum

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I've been driving from Vegas to Phoenix a lot lately. I drive my Tesla and stop to charge in Kingman. There is a SuperCharging station at the Route 66 Museum and so this last trip we finally toured the museum. It's soooo weird! But downstairs it houses the world's first Electric Vehicle Museum. Lots of interesting cars in there, many from the early 1900s. If you're curious about cars I recommend a visit. It's not very expensive and it's definitely something you can't do elsewhere.

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Route 66 Electric Vehicle Museum

World’s first Electric Vehicle Museum opened in 2014 with displays from 1909 to present.

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A little history about EVs:
"Around the turn of the century, inventors from around the globe, most notably a youthful Thomas Edison, began developing battery-powered cars. These early EVs rapidly became popular, especially in densely populated cities, due to their silent operation and lack of noxious exhaust fumes. Other innovators of the electric car include Camille Faure, who improved the design of the lead-acid battery conceptualized by Gaston Planté; Robert Anderson, who invented the first crude electric carriage; and Ferdinand Porsche, who designed the first vehicle with an octagonal electric motor."

"Over the next decade, battery-powered cars from different automakers began popping up across the U.S and continued to gain popularity. Around the turn of the century, electric vehicles were so commonplace that New York City even had a fleet of more than 60 electric taxis. By 1900, electric cars were at their heyday, accounting for around a third of all vehicles on the road. In the coming years, electric models continued to show strong sales. It wasn’t until the inception of the Ford Model T, offering unparalleled accessibility and affordability, that the internal combustion engine gained significant popularity. As internal combustion engine cars became more accessible and oil prices steadily dropped, electric vehicles fell out of favor and by the 1930s were all but extinct."

source:

The First Electric Car: A Brief History of Electric Vehicles | Enel X Way

It turns out electric cars have been around longer than you think. Learn more about the first electric car and how it shaped the EV industry.

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