19/10/2023
Did you know that in 1884 the first production standard electric car in the world capable of being reproduced and sold to the public was revealed?
Did you know that by early 1900 1/3 of all vehicles on the road were electric?
They started to disappear rapidly around 1920 with the introduction of gasoline by Henry Ford.
Ferdinand Porsche, the founder of the eponymous sports car, produced an electric vehicle named the 'P' in 1898, before creating the world’s first hybrid offering, which was powered by both electricity and an internal combustion engine.
So whats new that all the present generation of EV fanbois are harping about when some companies could make them way back in 1884. However, gasoline fired engines killed EVs from the face of America then!
Mercedes-Benz also offered an electric model called the Mercedes Mixte, in 1906.
This car was adopted as a taxi in the cities and even became a race car in 1907.
Therefore, there's nothing so novel in EV.
