Peak in Popularity of Electric Powered Motor Cars / Automobiles

4.3 Peak in Popularity of Electric Powered Cars

• By the late 1800s/early 1900s commercial electric powered cars had the majority of the motor car market, outselling petrol and steam powered vehicles.

• In 1899 ninety percent of the taxi-cabs in New York City were electric.

• By 1904 one third of all the cars in Chicago, New York City and Boston were electric powered.

• Production of electric vehicles reached its peak in 1912.