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Charging a Baker electric car in 1914

Woman and child, Charging a Baker electric car in 1914

Thomas Edison's first car was made by the Baker Motor Vehicle Company. He designed the long-lasting batteries used in some of Baker's cars and industrial trucks. Baker made luxury cars and their EV was part of the U.S. White House's first fleet of cars.

Girl charging a Baker electric automobile. Courtesy of the National Automotive History Collection, Detroit Public Library

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