Did you know? The very first electric car dates back to... 1830s.

You would think that the electric car would be a recent invention, a continuation of the constant evolution of the automobile. However, in fact, this invention dates back to the early 19th century.

The electric car was actually created in the 1830s. In 1828, Anos Jedlik invented the electric motor. A few years later Robert Anderson invented the first electric car, between 1832 and 1839, the exact year is unknown.