Vlad is a spokesperson for the electric automobile company ZAP Automobiles. Use science and maths to design and develop electric automobile technology. In 1897, Pope Manufacturing began production of an electric automobile. His inventions, especially the electric automobile starter, made him wealthy. EuAuto Technology Limited was a company in Hong Kong that developed the MyCar electric automobile. In 1897, Pope Manufacturing began production of an electric automobile in Hartford, Connecticut. Production of the electric automobile, powered by a rechargeable lead acid battery, began in 1907. He also built the A.O. Whitmore Electric Automobile Building in Salt Lake City. The electric automobile did not easily develop into a viable means of transportation. The chemist drove his electric automobile all over the city for weeks after the parade. As pro-car advocate in 1900 Woods published the book ""The Electric Automobile&colon; Its Construction, Care.