Early electric vehicles thrived through the end of the 19th century, and into the 1910s and 1920s. One, La Jamais Contente, even briefly held the title of fastest car in the world in 1899.

New York City had a horse problem in the last 19th-century. Its streets and alleyways were jammed with an estimated 150,000 of the animals—each one producing more than 35 pounds of waste every day.

And then there’s Studebaker, which had built wagons and carriages in the 19th century but entered the 20th as an electric-car manufacturer. That’s Thomas Edison aboard his own 1902 Studebaker ...

The 19th century marked the inception of vehicles equipped with batteries and ... However, until they officially hit the market, there's one battery type that's best for an electric vehicle ...

Electric vehicles are obviously different from gas-powered cars, but do they have engines? We explore how EV motors and drivetrains work.

In the 19th century, major cities faced their own emissions problem: ... A battery electric vehicle would emit 39 tons over that same distance. And within 19,000 miles, ...

The 19th-Century Technology That Threatens A.I. Dec. 28, 2024. ... energy investors are waiting to develop 2.6 terawatts of new electrical capacity, mostly in wind, solar and battery farms.