Today, much emphasis and hope is being placed in electric cars forging the path into the future. Nearly 100 years earlier electric cars were seen as the hope and the means for the future as well. And one of those believed to be pointing the way forward was the Waverley Electric automobile company.

Considered 'by far the best Electric on the Markey', Waverley Electric would be born from the Indiana Bicycle Company. The Indiana Bicycle Company first started around 1893 and would continue under that name until the turn of the 20th century when it then changed its name to American Bicycle Company. Albert Augustus Pope had established the company in Indianapolis. However, in 1898, Pope would merge what was the Indiana Bicycle Company with his American Electric Vehicle Company of Chicago. This is what led to the name change in 1900.

The Waverley Electric originally appeared on Conceptcarz.com on Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:48:25 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.