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Title	HISTORY OF THE ELECTRIC AUTOMOBILE BATTERY-ONLY POWERED CARS
Accession No	00640078
Authors	Wakefield, E H
Journal Title	SAE Special Publications
Corp. Authors / Publisher	Society of Automotive Engineers
Publication Date	19930000
Description	500 p.
Languages	English
Abstract	History of the Electric Automobile covers the evolution from the first electric vehicles of the 1880s to the advances of today. Beginning with early electric vehicle developement in England, France and the United States, this book provides an in-depth look at the so-called "golden age of electric vehicles" (1895-1905), demonstrating the technological improvements and business risks of this era. This history also explores the "dead period" of the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s, and the subsequent re-birth of interest in electric vehicles in the early 1960s. Events which have impacted the development of electric cars since then - most notably the Electric Vehicle Act of 1976 - are also examined.
TRT Terms	Economic development ; Electric automobiles ; History ; Technology
Geographical Terms	England; France; United States
Other Terms	Business development; Technological development
Subject Areas	H17 ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT; H53 VEHICLE CHARACTERISTICS
ISBN	1560914106
Availability	Society of Automotive Engineers Order Number: SP-982 Find a library where document is available Order Document: http://worldcat.org/isbn/1560914106
TRIS Files	HRIS
Database	TRIS Online

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