Wires to Wheels: Electric Vehicles in Canada and Beyond
Two smiling women stand in the doors of a convertible two-seater electric truck.

Wires to Wheels: Electric Vehicles in Canada and Beyond

Canadian Automotive Museum 2022
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History, Industry, Science

Wires to Wheels explores the 125-year story of the electric car in Canada. From early experiments to the boom years before the First World War, through the unconventional experiments of the Energy Crisis and the modern electric renaissance, discover the Canadian pioneers of this innovative technology and the wild and unusual vehicles they built.


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Canadian Automotive Museum

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French translation

Ariane Duddey

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Bruce Chapman

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