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Iowa inventor William Morrison showcased America’s first practical electric car at the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair. Unlike crude electric carriages that came before, Morrison’s surrey featured rechargeable batteries, rack-and-pinion steering and high-spoked wheels for traversing rutted roads. Morrison entered the car in a winter road race in 1895 and ran 13 of the 53 miles …
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