Science Learning Hub logo
TopicsConceptsCitizen scienceTeacher PLDGlossary
Sign in
Image

Petrol-powered Model T Ford

1908 Petrol-powered Model T Ford in a muesum

In 1908, Henry Ford developed the Model T. Mass production of this cheaper, petrol-powered vehicle resulted in the demise of the electric vehicle.

Glossary

Rights: Pierre Poschadel, licensed under Creative Commons 3.0
Published: 15 January 2017Size: 276.74 KB
Referencing Hub media

Explore related content

Driving us into the future

Article

Driving us into the future

This article documents the history of the electric car – first developed in 1890, and uses diagrams and text to ...

Read more
REV it UP – electric cars

Article

REV it UP – electric cars

REV it UP was a Taranaki-based Participatory Science Platform (PSP) project supported by the New Zealand Government. New Plymouth Boys’ ...

Read more
The environmental footprint of electric versus fossil cars

Article

The environmental footprint of electric versus fossil cars

This article, written by Md Arif Hasan and Associate Professor Ralph Brougham Chapman from Environmental Studies, Victoria University of Wellington, ...

Read more

See our newsletters here.

NewsEventsAboutContact usPrivacyCopyrightHelp

The Science Learning Hub Pokapū Akoranga Pūtaiao is funded through the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment's Science in Society Initiative.

Science Learning Hub Pokapū Akoranga Pūtaiao © 2007-2026 The University of Waikato Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato