"Clinton Edgar Woods was the son of a coach builder and a graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in mechanical and electrical engineering. He was one of the few American electric car pioneers to focus attention on the utilitarian application of electric traction right from its beginning in 1897. Woods set up the American Electric Vehicle Company with the support of none other than , the "utility car" of Chicago, and a number of "Standard Oil magnates"."
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Gijs Mom (2004) The Electric Automobile: Its Construction, Care, and Operation. p. 29
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Clinton Edgar Woods
1863 – 1930
Clinton Edgar Woods (February 7, 1863 - 1930) was an electrical and mechanical engineer, inventor, manufacturer of automobiles in Chicago and New York City, and author of one of the first books on .
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