electric car

automobile propelled by an electric motor using energy stored in rechargeable batteries
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The electric car was established in 1835[1].

electric car

Summary

electric car ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,362 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • electric car is the creator of Thomas Davenport[2].
  • electric car is a type of battery electric vehicle[3].
  • electric car is a type of car[4].
  • electric car is part of electromobility[5].
  • electric car is used for transport[6].
  • electric car's Commons category is recorded as Electrically-powered automobiles[7].
  • electric car is the opposite of Q124351225[8].
  • electric car's powered by is recorded as electric motor[9].
  • electric car comprises battery[10].
  • electric car comprises electric motor[11].
  • 1835 marks the founding of electric car[12].
  • electric car's source of energy is recorded as electricity[13].
  • electric car's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Electric cars[14].
  • electric car's has characteristic is recorded as range anxiety[15].
  • electric car's has characteristic is recorded as climate change mitigation[16].
  • electric car's hashtag is recorded as Elektroauto[17].
  • electric car's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[18].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include battery electric vehicle[3] and car[4]. electric car is the opposite of Q124351225[8].

Origins

1835 marks the founding of electric car[12].

Use and Application

electric car is used for transport[6]. Components include battery[10], a type of electronic component[19] and electric motor[11]. It is part of electromobility[5].

Why It Matters

electric car ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,362 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] It is known by 54 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro. puc-campinas.edu.br. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . britannica.com. britannica.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro. puc-campinas.edu.br. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . drawdown.org. drawdown.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Euronews topic id electric-cars
    Has parts
    Part of electromobility
    Opposite of Q124351225
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|7 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 6099, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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