Andrew Lawrence Riker (1868–1930[1][2]) was an early automobile designer known for helping the U.S. car industry to transition from electric to gas-powered car manufacturing.[3] He began experimenting withelectric vehicles in 1884. He formed the Riker Electric Motor Company in 1888 to makeelectric motors, and a year later formed theRiker Motor Vehicle Company inElizabeth, New Jersey. (advertised as "Elizabethport".) The company was absorbed by theElectric Vehicle Company in 1901.
Riker was hired afterwards byLocomobile for theirICE development.
Riker was a Co-Founder of theSociety of Automotive Engineers in 1905 and served as the first president for three years.[1]
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