Robert Anderson of Scotland invented the first electric car in the 1830's. A similar electric car was designed in Holland in 1835. American Thomas Davenport and Scotsmen Rober … t Davidson built better ones around 1842. They were the first to use non-rechargeable electric cells.obert Anderson of Scotland invented the first electric car in the 1830's. A similar electric car was designed in Holland in 1835. American Thomas Davenport and Scotsmen Rober … t Davidson built better ones around 1842. They were the first to use non-rechargeable electric cells.