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True or False: Electric cars

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(CNN) -- True or False: The electric car was invented in the early 1800's.

The answer is: TRUE

The world's first ever electric car was invented in Scotland somewhere between 1832 and 1839 by an inventor called Robert Anderson.

Around the same time, in 1834-5, an American, Thomas Davenport created the first "practical" electric car which could run on the road.

(Source: Electric Auto Association; PBS)

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