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> One Friday afternoon in 1921, Steinmetz hopped in his electric car and headed off for a weekend at... Whu?

• NeverEnough 12y ago
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_car#Golden_age http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_car#Golden_age "In 1900, 40% of American automobiles were powered by steam, 38% by electricity, and 22% by gasoline.[19]"
  • BuildTheRobots 12y ago
    Well, that's absolutely blown my mind -thank you. Now I just want to know how they were dealing with power storage...
    • jvanloov 12y ago
      Also: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Jamais_Contente http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Jamais_Contente