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Riker was hired afterwards by [[Locomobile]] for their [[Internal combustion engine|ICE]] development. |
Riker was hired afterwards by [[Locomobile]] for their [[Internal combustion engine|ICE]] development. |
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Riker was a Co-Founder of the [[Society of Automotive Engineers]] in [[1905]] and served |
Riker was a Co-Founder of the [[Society of Automotive Engineers]] in [[1905]] and served as the first president for three years<ref name="SAE">http://www.sae.org/sae100/people/riker.htm</ref>. |
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Andrew L. Riker (b. 18?? - d. 1930[1]) began experimenting with electric vehicles in 1884. Formed the Riker Electric Motor Company in 1888 to make electric motors. Formed the Riker Motor Vehicle Company in 1898 in Elizabeth, New Jersey. The company was absorbed by the Electric Vehicle Company in 1901.
Riker was hired afterwards by Locomobile for their ICE development.
Riker was a Co-Founder of the Society of Automotive Engineers in 1905 and served as the first president for three years[1].
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Further reading
James J. Flink. The Automobile Age. Cambridge: MIT Press, 1988.
http://americanhistory.si.edu/onthemove/collection/object_1289.html
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