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# [ History of electric vehicles.](/community/community-pages/history-of-electric-vehicles "History of electric vehicles.")

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1889 — 1891. William Morrison, from Des Moines, Iowa, creates the first successful electric vehicle in the U.S. His car is little more than an electrified wagon, but it sparks an interest in electric vehicles. This 1896 advertisement shows how many early electric vehicles were not much different than carriages.

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