Riker Electric Vehicle Company

Riker Electric Vehicle Company
IndustryAutomotive
PredecessorRiker Electric Motor Company
Founded1898; 126 years ago (1898)
FounderAndrew L. Riker
Defunct1901 (1901)
FateAbsorbed by Electric Vehicle Company
SuccessorRiker Motor Vehicle Company
HeadquartersElizabeth, New Jersey,
United States
ProductsElectric vehicles
Production output
unknown (1898-1901)
1900 Riker Motor Vehicle Co. advertisement
Riker (1899)

The Riker was a veteran and brass era electric car founded in 1898 in Elizabeth, New Jersey. Designed by Andrew L. Riker, they were built in small numbers until the company was absorbed by the Electric Vehicle Company in 1901.[1][2]

  1. ^ Kimes, Beverly Rae; Clark Jr., Henry Austin (1996). Standard Catalog of American Cars 1805-1942 (3rd ed.). Krause Publications. ISBN 978-0-87341-428-9.
  2. ^ "A GREEN-MOTORING PIONEER; 1898 RIKER ELECTRIC.(NEWS)", AutoWeek, 60 (7), Crain Communications, Inc: 49, 2010-04-19, ISSN 0192-9674