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> 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 f

by 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.