History of the Electric Vehicle

Mobility

January 13, 2021

Car

The first electric vehicles appeared as early as 1830. How have they evolved since then?

The first electric vehicles are invented.

1830

Invention of the rechargeable electric battery.

1859

1st marketing of an electric vehicle.

1852

The " Never Satisfied " exceeds 100km/hour. 1st hybrid vehicle from Porsche.

1899

The first electric vehicles are invented.

1830

1st marketing of an electric vehicle.

1852

Invention of the rechargeable electric battery.

1859

The " Never Satisfied " exceeds 100km/hour. 1st hybrid vehicle from Porsche.

1899

Electric vehicles account for 30% of the car fleet.

1900

Oil shock and renewed interest in electric vehicles.

1973

Renault launches the Zoom.

1992

Decline of electric vehicles.

1920

California's "Zero Emission Vehicle" Regulation: 2% of sales must be made with zero-emission vehicles.

1990

General Motors releases the EV1.

1998

Electric vehicles account for 30% of the car fleet.

1900

Decline of electric vehicles.

1920

Oil shock and renewed interest in electric vehicles.

1973

California's "Zero Emission Vehicle" Regulation: 2% of sales must be made with zero-emission vehicles.

1990

Renault launches the Zoom.

1992

General Motors releases the EV1.

1998

The electric car is still not successful.

2000

+ 500,000 electric vehicles sold worldwide.

2015

5.1 million: global stock of private electric vehicles (65% fully electric).

2018

3,607 electric vehicles in Luxembourg > 0.7% of total registered vehicles.

2020

Tesla Roadster: lithium battery, top speed 212 km/h and range 340km.

2008

+ 1 million electric vehicles sold worldwide.

2016

European Union: new electric vehicles will have to be fitted with a noise emission device from 1st July 2021.

2019