This Day in Auto History 4.12.1856 Chemist and electric car - TopicsExpress



          

This Day in Auto History 4.12.1856 Chemist and electric car pioneer Pedro G. Salom was born in Philadelphia, PA. He helped create the Electrobat, the first successful electric automobile. It was designed and built in 1894 along with mechanical engineer Henry G. in Philadelphia. Both had backgrounds in battery streetcars and, as the battery streetcar business was fading, they teamed up to make battery road vehicles. Their effort was patented on August 31, 1894. Built like a small version of a battery streetcar, it was a slow, heavy, impractical vehicle with steel tires to support the immense weight of its large lead battery. It entered production in 1895. In 1896, Morris and Salom founded the Morris & Salom Electric Carriage and Wagon Company. You can visit the Electrobat IV in America On Wheels’ North Gallery.
Posted on: Sat, 12 Apr 2014 11:30:00 +0000

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