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In New York City, a fleet of twelve hansom cabs and one brougham, based on the design of the Electrobat II, formed part of a project funded in part by the Electric Storage Battery Company of Philadelphia. In London, Walter Bersey's electric cabs were the first self-propelled vehicles for hire at a time when cabs were horse-drawn. In 1897, electric cars first found commercial use as taxis in Britain and in the United States. The electric vehicle fleet peaked at approximately 30,000 vehicles at the turn of the 20th century. Įlectricity was among the preferred methods for automobile propulsion in the late-19th and early-20th centuries, providing a level of comfort and an ease of operation that could not be achieved by the gasoline-driven cars of the time.

In 1888, the German Andreas Flocken designed the Flocken Elektrowagen, regarded by some as the first "real" electric car.

In 1884, over 20 years before the Ford Model T, Thomas Parker built an electric car in Wolverhampton using his own specially-designed high-capacity rechargeable batteries, although the only documentation is a photograph from 1895.

In 1881, Gustave Trouvé presented an electric car at the Exposition internationale d'Électricité de Paris.

The following experimental electric cars appeared during the 1880s: Robert Anderson is often credited with inventing the first electric car some time between 18. The Tesla Roadster helped inspire the modern generation of electric vehicles Earlier models with widespread adoption include the Japanese Mitsubishi i-MiEV and the Nissan Leaf. The Tesla Model 3 became the world's all-time best-selling electric car in early 2020, and in June 2021, became the first electric car to pass 1 million global sales. Many countries have established government incentives for plug-in electric vehicles, tax credits, subsidies, and other non-monetary incentives while several countries have legislated to phase-out sales of fossil fuel cars, to reduce air pollution and limit climate change.

As of December 2021, there were 16 million plug-in electric cars were on the world's roads.

All-electric cars represented 71% of plug-in car sales in 2021. Worldwide, 6.6 million plug-in electric cars were sold in 2021, more than doubling 2020 sales, and achieving a market share of 9% of the global new car market. Charging an electric car can be done at a variety of charging stations these charging stations can be installed in both houses and public areas. In the United States and the European Union, as of 2020, the total cost of ownership of recent electric vehicles is cheaper than that of equivalent ICE cars, due to lower fueling and maintenance costs. Compared to internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles, electric cars are quieter, have no exhaust emissions, and lower emissions overall. An electric car, battery electric car, all-electric car is an automobile that is propelled by one or more electric motors, using only energy stored in batteries.