1912 Baker car - fully electric with solar panel charger

 

The first solar car in the world

This 1912 Baker Electric machine was fitted with a solar panel by Charles Escoffery for International Rectifier Corp in 1960. The panel cost $20,000 at the time, which would be about $161,700 in today's currency👌
Colorization black and white… pic.twitter.com/36AYdCfmkt

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