Many people consider the father of electric cars the eccentric inventor Ilon Musk, who in 2008, together with Tesla Motors, launched his first world-famous Roadster, which later became the first private wheeled vehicle to travel in space. This elite sportcar had a "tank" of 320 km and became an ideal for carmakers who worked on their models of electric vehicles.

In fact, the development of the electric vehicle industry began even before the invention of the internal combustion engine. Early prototypes and true tractors of several horsepower started to appear in the XIXth century, from 1828. Initially, the power reserve and speed of electric cars and gasoline crews were about the same, but due to problems with battery charging, electric motors only had to wait for their day.

And that day came in 2010 with the start of the massive production of Nissan Leaf electric cars (pictured), a model that already had an affordable price, could travel up to 175 km on a single charge and become the best-selling model in the world as of December 2015. Further expansion of electric transport is also facilitated by rising prices on oil, environmental problems and building a network of charging stations for the future generation of cars.