Do you think electric vehicles (EVs) are a product of the last decade or so? In fact, over a century ago, EVs dominated the automotive world, emerging almost half a century before gasoline-powered cars. But why did EVs eventually decline, giving way to gasoline cars? And why did it take a century for them to regain prominence? Kwiksure is here to share the history of EV development, revealing the century-long battle between EVs and gasoline vehicles. If people from over a century ago could see today’s EVs, now referred to as "new energy vehicles," they would likely find it very strange. This is because, as early as the late 19th century, EVs were already appearing on the streets of Europe and America as the main mode of transportation. Tracing the history of EVs, we can go back to the early 19th century. In 1834, Dutch physicist Sibrandus Stratingh and his assistant Christopher Becker mounted a motor on a wooden board to create a three-wheeled vehicle powered by electricity. Although it couldn’t carry people, it was considered the prototype of the electric vehicle.
