<P> English inventor Thomas Parker , who was responsible for innovations such as electrifying the London Underground , overhead tramways in Liverpool and Birmingham , and the smokeless fuel coalite , built the first production electric car in London in 1884 , using his own specially designed high - capacity rechargeable batteries . Parker 's long - held interest in the construction of more fuel - efficient vehicles led him to experiment with electric vehicles . He also may have been concerned about the malign effects smoke and pollution were having in London . </P>
<P> English inventor Thomas Parker , who was responsible for innovations such as electrifying the London Underground , overhead tramways in Liverpool and Birmingham , and the smokeless fuel coalite , built the first production electric car in London in 1884 , using his own specially designed high - capacity rechargeable batteries . Parker 's long - held interest in the construction of more fuel - efficient vehicles led him to experiment with electric vehicles . He also may have been concerned about the malign effects smoke and pollution were having in London . </P>
when was the first fully electric car made
when was the first fully electric car made
1884
1884