The Stanley Steamer was a steamer it held the 1 mile record. (Steam) not electric. The re-engineering was moving the boiler to the front.

Tesla patented everything he did. He did not have an electric car. Sorry, I can't prove a negative. He didn't make one. If he tried it didn't work.

If anybody wants to think a guy in the 30 made a 80HP electric motor (which is possible) bought some tubes wires and rods tuned it into the normal current in the air and made literally a perpetual motion machine better than atomic power. That is fine.

Cept is didn't happen.

There was nothing secret about this guy. He did fabulous things in the area of AC and radio along with remote control.

He would have patented that in (since he lived there) a New York Second.

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