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History and Directory of Electric Cars from 1834 - 1987 By Frank Didik Copyright 1987-2001 This incredible solar powered steam engine was built in the early 1890's in Pasadena California by a farmer to pump water for his ostrich farm! He must have been quit a character back then! The "Sun Motor" was constructed with 1,800 mirrors 2 feet long by 3 inches wide and was supported on a light iron framework. In the focus of the mirrors was a boiler, 13 feet 6 inches long, painted black. The boiler held about 100 gallons of water, which was fed automatically. It was capable of pumping 1,400 gallons of water per minute. It seems that nothing is new when it comes to alternate energy.

ELECTRIC VEHICLE COMPANIES SINCE 1834  Copyright 1987-2001 by Frank Didik All Rights Reserved The following list of of electric vehicle manufacturers was compiled over the past 15 years from a variety of sources including the archives of the Electric Car Owners Club, early magazine advertisements, personal knowledge and other sources. This directory is by no means complete and additional vehicles manufacturers continue to be added as they are found. This list represents some of the information that will be included in my upcoming electric car book and CD-ROM. The book and CD-ROM will include details about each vehicle including photographs or drawings of most of the vehicles. 1834 (yes 1834) Thomas Davenport 1838 Robert Davidson 1851 Charles B. Page 1852-1966 Studebaker 1874 Sir David Salomons 1881-1906 Jeantaud 1888 Fred Kimball 1890-1896 Morrison 1893 William Morrison 1894-1897 Immisch 1895 Volk 1895-1897 Morris & Salom 1895-1899 Bersey 1895-1899 Canadian Motor Syndicate 1896 to present Oldsmobile 1896-1902 Riker 1896-1906 Lohner 1897 Neale 1897 - 1898 Elieson 1897-1898 Barrows 1897-1900 E.M.P. 1897-1900 Headland 1897-1902 Lux 1897-1909 Krieger This 1903 Krieger proves that there is nothing new under the sun. This car is a front wheel drive electric-gasoline hybrid car and has power steering. A gasoline engine supplements the battery pack. Between 1890 and 1910, there were many hybrid electric cars and four wheel drive electric cars. Electric cars were more expensive than gasoline cars and electrics were considered more reliable and safer. With the development of the starter motor for gasoline cars and increased range of gasoline cars, most people public interest switched from electrics to gasoline by 1915.    1898 Eaton  1898 - 1903 Eisenach  1898-1900 Madelvic  1898-1900 Patin  1898-1902 G.E.C.  1898-1902 Kuhlstein  1898-1903 Jenatzy  1898-1907 Opperman  1899 - 1900 Elecctra  1899 - 1900 Elgin  1899 - 1901 ? Dore  1899-1900 Helvetia  1899-1900 Hub  1899-1900 Kliemt  1899-1900 Schuckert  1899-1901 Averly  1899-1901 Kruse  1899-1901 New England  1899-1901 Scott  1899-1901 U.S. Electric  1899-1902 American Electric  1899-1902 Joel  1899-1902 Munson  1899-1902 Eastman  1899-1903 Maxwerke  1899-1905 Hautier  1899-1906 B.G.S.  1899-1906 Creanche  1899-1906 Henschel  1899-1910 Scheele  1899-1919 Woods  1900 Pfluger  1900 - 1909 Electromotion  1900-1901 Hart  1900-1901 Remington  1900-1901 Strong & Rodgers  1900-1902 California  1900-1902 Solignac  1900-1906 Cardinet  1900-1924 National  1901 Gramme  1901-1902 Bachelle  1901-1902 Thompson  1901-1903 AJAX  1901-1903 Crowdus  1901-1903 Demissine  1901-1904 General Electric  1901-1905 City & Suburban  1901-1906 Buffalo Automobile Company  1901-1912 Phipps-Grinnell  1901-1920 Electromobile  1902 Lefert  1902-1903 Accumulator Industries  1902-1905 Champrobert  1902-1906 Chenhall  1902-1920 Tribelhorn  1902-1934 N.A.G.  1903-1904 Pritchett & Gold  1903-1904 Starr  1903-1905 Ivanhoe  1903-1905 V.E.  1903-1906 Ausonia  1903-1907 Pope-Waverly  1903-1908 Hagen  1903-1908 Regina  1903-1916 Borland  1904 Berwick Auto Car Company  1904 Dinin  1904 Galileo  1904-1906 C.I.E.M.  1904-1908 Synnestvedt  1904-1910 Vedrine  1904-1917 Fritchie  LIQUID AIR CAR COMPANY 1903 This interesting car, while not electric, is unusual since it shows that early vehicle manufacturers were trying every possible technology. This one is powered by liquefied air (rather cold!). Below is a diagram of how the vehicle worked.    1905 Banker Juvenile Electric  1905 Dora  1905 Provincial  1905-1906 Alexandra  1905-1906 Parsons  1905-1906 Zeddeco  1905-1910 Silvertown  1905-1928 Rauch & Lang (list continued on next column) PRESS, PUBLISHING AND COPYRIGHT INFORMATION Copyright 1998 by Frank Didik. All Rights Reserved. Information, text and photograph contained on this page may be freely reprinted in full or part only with the written permission of the author.  About the author: Frank Didik specializes in transportation design and technology for the next generation of conventional vehicles. If you represent a manufacturing enterprise or a transportation authority, you are invited to contact us to discuss your particular need and we will do our best to provide you with a fresh new innovative look at your existing and proposed project. All communications are deemed confidential to the degree that the internet provides. RFP's requested and given top treatment. 1906 Dynamobile 1906 Hercules 1906-1908 Cloumobil 1906-1908 Lansden 1906-1910 Siemens-Schuckert 1906-1912 Auto-Mixte 1906-1912 Babcock Electric Carriage Co 1906-1913 Stella  907 American Juvenile Electric 1907-1909 G.E.M. 1907-1913 B.E.F. 1907-1915 Bailey 1907-1938 Detroit Electric 1908 V.A.T.E. 1908-1909 Byrider 1908-1914 Waverly 1909-1914 Ideal 1909-1916 Broc 1909-1918 Thrige 1910-1912 Kimball 1910-1913 Grinnell 1910-1918 Ohio 1910-1923 Geha 1911-1919 Hupp-Yeats 1911-1935 Galt 1912-1913 Church-Field 1912-1913 Fischer 1912-1914 Argo 1912-1915 Flanders 1913-1914 Tiffany 1913-1956 David 1914 GMUR 1914-1918 Columbia 1914-1922 Owen Magnetic 1914-1922 Milburn 1915 Menominee 1915 Storms 1915-1916 Chicago Electric 1915-1917 Beardsley Electric Co 1916 Belmont Electric Auto Company 1920 A.A.A. 1920 - 1924 Electricar 1920 - 1928 Elite-Diamant  1920-1924 S.B.  1921 Automatic  1921 Via  1921-1922 Kaha  1921-1925 Stigler  1922 Chelsea  1922 Omnobil  1922-1924 Alfi  1922-1924 Elektric  1922-1925 Voltor  1924 - 1929 ? D.E.W.  1924-1928 Red Bug  1926-1927 A.E.M.  1928 Parville  1935-1936 Wilson  1936-1939 Bleichert  1937 Auto-Lux  1940-1941 Chapeaux  1941 Revelli  DIDIK SHOTING STAR Gasoline-Electric hyrid vehicle. 1997  1941 S.A.T.A.M.  1941 - 1943 Electrolette  1941 - 1947 Faure  1941-1942 LeDauphin  1941-1944 Stela  1941-1944 Story  1941-1946 C.G.E.  1942 Internationale  1943 A.F.A.  1943 - 1946 Electro-Renard  1944-1946 C.M.V.  1945 - 1946 Electrociclo  1947-1951 Tama  1948-1949 Paris-Rhone  1950-1960 Fuldamobil  1952 Prince  1952-1957 B.M.A. Hazelcar  1955 Electronic La Saetta  1957 Arbel  1959-1960 Nu-Klea Starlite    DIDIK SUN SHARK A Solar, electric human powered safety motorcycle capable of speeds up to 40 miles per hour. The two side wheels retract into the body once the vehicle is moving. The vehicle cockpit offers substantial protection to the driver in the event of an accident or a spill out. 1998  1961 - 1976? Electra King  1962-1966 Peel  1964 - 1966 ? Electric Shopper  1965 Marketour  1965 Mobilette  1965 - 1969 ? Electro Master  1969 Enfield  1969 - 1976 (?) EFP - Electric Fuel Propulsion  1970 Autoette  1972 - 1976 Electrosport  1974-1976 Vangaurd CitCar  1977 Braun Elec  1977 - 1979 EVA - Electric Vehicle Associates  1978 EAC  1978 Sears, Roebuck and Company  1978 - 1979 Transformer 1  1978-1987 Comuta-Car and Comuta-Van  1980 Electro-Sport  1985-Present Didik   DIDIK MUSCLE CAR Hybrid vehicle powered by solar, electric and human power. 1996   Electric Vehicles | Lenticular | E.Europe Solar Energy | Electric Car Owners Society  Real Estate | Jobs | Contact Us | Legal Be sure to see the ev links listed below DIDIK™ alternate energy vehicle links: Didik Main Menu for alternate vehicles How DIDIK Vehicles are Designed Didik Muscle Car Foldable Didik Muscle Car Didik Shooting Star Didik Sun Shark - Safety Motorcycle Didik Arctic Explorer Didik Long Ranger Didik Simplicity Hovercraft (non Didik design) DIDIK Human Powered Bus Didik Duplexity Licensing Information for Manufacturers and Resellers PRESS KITS Electric Vehicle CD-ROM How Build an Electric Car (Smithsonian Institute Talk) Didik Turtle (or how to build an electric car in 14 hours) Critical assessment of electric vehicles History of Electric Vehicles from 1834 to 1987 The Horseless Age First Car Magazine in the USA, starting in 1895. Contains details on every early car. Fascinating. Solar Energy Research Didik Main Menu for alternate vehicles \ Other DIDIK EV and Energy Related Menus Electric Car Owners Club Main Menu Solar Energy Research Main Menu Over 200 other EV and alternate energy sites To receive information on DIDIK VEHICLES, CD-Roms, obtain a press kit or the Electric Car Owners Club: Electric Vehicle Registration Page The DIDIK web site is updated on a regular basis. Please visit again or ask to be placed on our fax-update list. We welcome all comments. You can reach us by e-mail at: DIDIK.COM MAIL A 1908 view of how the future would look like.

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