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May 13: The Automobile’s Electric Future Debuts

https://todayincthistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/May-13-TodayinCTHist-.mp3   Today in 1897, outside his factory in Hartford, successful bicycle manufacturer Albert Augustus Pope unveiled what he considered to be the future of the automobile industry: the battery-powered Columbia Motor Carriage. It was the first demonstration of a mass-produced electric car in American history. A photocopy of the May 14, 1897 coverage of the Columbia Moto…
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todayincthistory.com broke the news on Wednesday, May 13, 2026.
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