US. The very first race was
won by an electric vehicle.
1896. On this day an electric
vehicle which was constructed and built by the Riker Electric Motor Company won
the first car race in Cranston, Rhode Island, the US. This event took place at
the Narragansett Trotting Park which was usually used for horse-racing. This
park is a mile-long dirt track of an oval shape at the state fairgrounds.
