Geek Fact for December 5th

By Judy Novotny / 12/05/2012 / Geek Facts

In 1893 , the first electric car is built in Toronto, Canada.

The result of a collaboration between patent attorney Frederick Featherstonhaugh, engineer William Still and carriage maker John Dixon, Featherstonhaugh drove his electric car for 15 years.

Learn more at http://blogs.autonet.ca/time_machines/general/canadas-first-cars/.

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Judy Novotny

Judy is a computer veteran with 30 years of experience. She has owned everything from a TRS-80, Apple IIe and various Windows-based PCs. She is currently living in her Apple ecosystem at home consisting of an iPhone, iPad, iMac, MacBook, Apple TV, iPod nano and two Time Capsules. She is a fan of all things mobile since she got her first Palm Pilot in 1999. Check out her iPad app, Number Wizard, in the App Store. Follow her on Twitter @junovotech or at Junovo.com.

In 1893 , the first electric car is built in Toronto, Canada.

About The Author

Judy Novotny

In 1893 , the first electric car is built in Toronto, Canada.