Cyberman
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- Adam
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A lot of folks think Elon Musk invented the electric car. Others, a little bit older, remember seeing odd wedge-shaped cars in the 70's that instantly identified them as electric cars. I remember my Dad, the Walking Encyclopedia, telling me how when he was a kid in the late 1920's he would see an army of battery electric delivery trucks running around New Jersey. They were quieter, didn't smell like exhaust, and worked great, but fell out of favor when super-cheap oil was discovered in Texas and elsewhere. So at the beginning of the 20th century, it wasn't uncommon to come across a ton of BEVs running the streets. The truth is, the first small-scale electric car was made in 1828. WTF? They've been around almost 200 years? How did I miss that all this time? Now you know.
In fact, the first hybrid electric vehicle was made by Porsche... in 1901.
In fact, the first hybrid electric vehicle was made by Porsche... in 1901.
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