Robert Anderson was a 19th-century
Scottish inventor, best known for inventing the first electric carriage, in
Scotland
Scotland is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It contains nearly one-third of the United Kingdom's land area, consisting of the northern part of the island of Great Britain and more than 790 adjac ...
around 1832–1839.
The crude carriage was powered by non-rechargeable
primary power cells.
See also
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History of the electric vehicle
References
Scottish inventors
Year of death missing
Year of birth missing
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