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First Electric Car Construction
- When
- 1884
- Where
- Wolverhampton
Thomas Parker built his first electric car in Wolverhampton in 1884, with production handled by the Elwell-Parker Company.
Parker's long-held interest in the construction of more fuel-efficient vehicles led him to experiment with electric vehicles. He built his first electric car in Wolverhampton in 1884, although the only documentation is a photograph from 1895. Production of the car was in the hands of the Elwell-Parker Company, established in 1882 for the construction and sale of electric trams.
Sources
- History of the electric vehicle Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-08
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