The Washington Post, Wednesday, May 27, 1914 Page 12 “ELECTRIC” CONTEST TODAY * The Evening Star, Wednesday, May 27, 1914 Page 24 FIRST RUN IS BEING HELD OF ELECTRIC VEHICLES * The Washington Herald, Wednesday, May 27, 1914 Page 5 …
May 27, 1914 Washington, DC Sociability Run in the News Read more »
This is my determination of the probable route of the 1914 Electric Sociability Run adapted for current roads. This route was deduced from piecing together the route descriptions given in several contemporaneous newspaper accounts. The road around the Tidal Basin …
1914 Map of West Virginia centered on Jefferson County in the Eastern Panhandle click for interactive map
Electric cars have long suffered from the perception that they are only practical and useful for trips around town. A hundred years ago when electric vehicles were competing for dominance with petroleum fueled cars, electric car sellers were eager to …
Washington Star May 31, 1914, pg 7
The Washington Sunday Star, May 23, 1915, pg 9
The Value of Systematized Tours for Creating Public Confidence in the Electric for Long Distance Performance BY A. JACKSON MARSHALLSecretary, Electric Vehicle Association of America.September, 1915 – ELECTRIC VEHICLES magazine Vol. VII, Number 3 WHEN we hear repeatedly of the …
For a 40-mile run in the country, would you choose an electric? It may seem incredible, yet more than a score of otherwise sane and sensible people dwelling in Indianapolis, Ind. did that very thing the other day and lived …
1915 Rauch and Lang Makes Tour to the Historic Homestead of George Washington The first electric vehicle to visit Mt. Vernon, the historic home of George Washington, was a Rauch and Lang electric brougham on June 16, 1915. Rauch and …
FOR ELECTRIC CAR OWNERS Sociability Run, May 26, 1915 The second annual electric automobile sociability run, under the auspices of the Washington section of the Electric Vehicle Association of America, will be held Wednesday Afternoon, May 26, 1915, starting at …