Edison built three prototype electric cars in 1912 to showcase his battery technology. In the 98 years since, two of the cars have apparently vanished, but one of Edison's marvelous battery ...

Excited about your new electric vehicle? Thomas Edison would be, too. He tried to produce electric vehicles for Ford around 1900. Petroleum-based vehicles dashed his dreams of the electric car, and… ...

Thomas Edison's nickel-iron battery for electric cars could get a modern revival based on a fast-charging version made at Stanford University.

Edison's car might not be much of a performance machine compared to even the tardiest of modern EVs but with two 15-volt batteries and a 30-volt electric motor, its top speed of 25 miles per hour ...

Despite the fact early electric cars outperformed their internal-combustion competitors, Thomas Edison was seriously impressed by Henry Ford's gasoline-powered Quadricycle of 1894.

Here are some cool photos of electric cars from the turn of the century.. That's Thomas Edison in the photo at right, standing by GE’s Mercury Arc Rectifier. The car was considered “the most ...

The electric car is nothing new. Ninety years ago, Henry Ford and Thomas Edison, two of America's greatest innovators, tried building one and failed. Daniel Strohl of Hemmings Blog tells us how ...

In 1901, Thomas Edison developed the recharcheable nickel-iron battery, a technology he hoped to see implemented in electric cars. But a slow rate of energy output and slower charging time saw it ...

Chevrolet appears to be conjuring the spirit of Thomas Edison to take on Tesla--in China. Photos and information about its upcoming Menlo electric crossover were leaked to Car News China ahead of ...

Thomas Edison didn't just have telegraphs and light bulbs on his mind — the U.S. innovator marketed an electric car battery in the early 20th century. The same nickel-iron battery technology ...