Robert Anderson (inventor)

{{Short description|Scottish inventor}}

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Robert Anderson was a 19th-century Scottish inventor, best known for inventing the first electric carriage, in Scotland around 1832–1839.[https://web.archive.org/web/20120621030141/https://www.gm.ca/inm/gmcanada/english/about/OverviewHist/hist_auto.html The Story behind the Horseless Carriage], article on web site of GM Canada, archived at web.archive.org{{Cite web |last=Matulka |first=Rebecca |date=14 September 2014 |title=The History of the Electric Car |url=https://www.energy.gov/articles/history-electric-car |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140920164448/http://energy.gov/articles/history-electric-car |archive-date=20 September 2014 |access-date=20 October 2024 |website=U.S. Department of Energy}} The crude carriage was powered by non-rechargeable primary power cells.