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Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation
Andrew Riker believed in electric vehicles. He built an electric trycycle as a teenager. He started a company that made electric motors and generators. From 1897 to 1899, he manufactured electric automobiles and trucks. And he build this little extric car for his personal use. (see photo in sign) But he changed his mind about elecrics. In 1902, he joined the Locomobile Company of America and began designing gasolin powered autos.
Andrew Riker believed in electric vehicles. He built an electric trycycle as a teenager. He started a company that made electric motors and generators. From 1897 to 1899, he manufactured electric automobiles and trucks. And he build this little extric car for his personal use. (see photo in sign) But he changed his mind about elecrics. In 1902, he joined the Locomobile Company of America and began designing gasolin powered autos.
