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A decade into the new renaissance of electric vehicles

Electric cars first appeared in the second half of the 19th century. The first vehicles were high cost, low speed, and had a very limited range of battery. Compared to their later internal combustion engine counterparts, they didn’t stand a chance in surviving. Still, it was an electric vehicle that held the vehicular land speed record until at least 1900. (more…)