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Which was invented first: electricity or the car?
I’m trying to learn more about the history of electric cars and I was wondering what came first: electricity or the car?
Allison Stone · Updated on
Reviewed by Shannon Martin, Licensed Insurance Agent.
Good question!
Electric cars
have been around for much longer than most people think, and the history behind them is pretty interesting. Humans have been aware of the existence of electricity for some time, but it wasn’t until 1800 that the first electric battery was invented. In 1821, Michael Faraday invented the first electric motor, and the first internal-combustion engine car was invented in 1886.
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