Title :
When Cars Went Electric, Part 2 [Historical]
Author :
Guarnieri, Massimo
fDate :
6/1/2011 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A major boost to electrical cars was provided by efficient dc electrical motors, which were primarily introduced by Zenobe Gramme (1826-1901) in France in 1873, and Plante´s rechargeable lead acid battery, which was perfected into a successful product in the same country in 1881 by Camille Alphonse Faure (1840-1898). At the first Paris Exposition Internationale d´Electricite in 1881, the electrician Gustave Trouve (1839-1902) presented an electrical tricycle powered by this battery, while Charles Jean taud (1843-1906) built his first electric vehicle using a Gramme motor and similar battery.
Keywords :
DC motors; automobiles; electric vehicles; secondary cells; Camille Alphonse Faure; Charles Jean taud; France; Gramme motor; Gustave Trouve; Paris Exposition Internationale d´Electricite; Plante; Zenobe Gramme; dc electrical motors; electric cars; electrical tricycle; rechargeable lead acid battery; Battery charge measurement; Battery powered vehicles; Electric vehicles; Energy storage; History; Land vehicles;
Journal_Title :
Industrial Electronics Magazine, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MIE.2011.941122
