Multiple choice

What year was the first electric bicycle?

  1. 1855

  2. 1895

  3. 1955

  4. 1985
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The first patent for an electric bicycle was granted to Ogden Bolton Jr. on December 31, 1895. His design featured a direct-current hub motor mounted in the rear wheel with no gears. Other patents, such as Hosea W. Libbey's double electric motor bicycle, followed shortly after in 1897.

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