Andrew L. Riker

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Andrew Lawrence Riker (1868 – 1930[1][2]) was an early automobile designer. He began experimenting with electric vehicles in 1884. He formed the Riker Electric Motor Company in 1888 to make electric motors, and a year later formed the Riker Motor Vehicle Company 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]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b SAE International: Andrew L. Riker, SAE's First President
  2. ^ Smithsonian Institute: America On The Move: Riker electric automobile

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