History of electric cars and solar panels

History of the Solar Panel

·      1967- Solar power is now trusted enough to carry human life through the cosmos, aboard a spaceship called Soyuz.

·      1968-Solar powered wristwatches are now on sale

·      1999-Now there is 1000 megawatts of solar power worldwide, a 5x increase in 15 years.

·      2004- The solar roofs initiate is propose by governor Arnie, meaning 1,000,000 people will have their homes powered by solar.

·      2007- “A comprehensive energy project that will pay for itself in a few years,” say the Vatican about its new solar power plan.

History of electric cars

·      1828, the first electric motor was invented; it was invented and designed by a Hungarian named A’nyos Jedlik.

·      1835, Thomas Davenport, built a small-scale electric car, that ran off of batteries. The Batteries were unable to be recharged. “Ev” held record land speeds until the 1900s”.

·      1859 Rechargeable batteries are invented by Gaston Plante.

·      1897 first self starting ev motor 20 years before first gasoline self starters.

·      Late 1890s electric vehicles out sold gasoline cars ten to one.

·      1903 first speeding ticket was issued to an Electric vehicle

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