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Concord moments are just parenthesis in the history of humanity. 5 years ago the electric car would have been on that list. Faster than sound planes will come b

Concord moments are just parenthesis in the history of humanity. 5 years ago the electric car would have been on that list. Faster than sound planes will come back, it's just a matter of time and technology being mature enough for the product to be economically viable.

raldi 9y ago
> 5 years ago the electric car would have been on that list. I don't understand -- are you saying that at some point prior to 2012, electric cars had been in frequent use, and then that stopped at some point?
- chkuendig 9y ago
  Yes, this was a widespread believe, e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Who_Killed_the_Electric_Car%3F https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Who_Killed_the_Electric_Car%3F https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Motors_EV1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Motors_EV1
  - raldi 9y ago
    The EV1 was never in widespread use.
    - dmurray 9y ago
      There were a lot more EV1s than Concordes, which is surely the relevant comparison here.
      - raldi 9y ago
        That’s ridiculous. Each Concorde was shared by something like 50,000 people per year. Each EV1 was shared by... I’ll be generous here: 50?
        philsnow 9y ago
        "5" would be generous, >90% of miles driven in America have only the driver and no passengers.
- jacobush 9y ago
  Many of the first cars were electric.