Electric cars

2014-11-10 — 2022-11-05

Wherein early electric vehicles are chronicled from 1904, and examples of minibuses and trucks used to supply household lighting and off-grid power are presented in documented detail.

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Other people write about electric cars. I would like to simply be amazed at how long they have existed.

Figure 1: Electric cars in 1904 Electrical world p192
Figure 2: Electric minibus in 1904 Electrical world p1083
Figure 3: Lost the link to this handsome one, but if I recall correctly, the owner was taking it home at night to power the off-grid household’s lighting, which was a strong flex.