In Germany, Andreas Flocken was also bitten by the electric vehicle bug and in 1888, showed off his Flocken Electrowagen (below), a battery-powered four-wheel ‘chaise’. Fitted with a 0.9kW electric motor, and weighing around 400kg, the Flocken Electrowagen could reach a top speed of around 15km/h. Although never commercially viable, it is today considered the first ‘proper’ electric car.
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