Electric automobiles of the early 20th century were "ladies" vehicles,
they didn't need a crank starter and a woman could turn one on and drive
around town. They suffered from the battery technology of the day,
energy density was relatively low, range was limited, and they were
relatively heavy due to the lead-acid energy storage. The same battery
that made these vehicles viable at all, also made the starter motor
possible. Which meant that a lady, with less upper body strength than a
man, could simply flip a switch and start the gasoline engine. That
pretty much sealed the fate of the electric car.
Tom C wrote:
>> There is a limit on how much we can do when we cant even agree on the
>> necessity of the actions. We will have to deal with the rest when we
>> know more. I think we should do a lot more right now, but a little
>> is better than nothing.
>>
>> I have chosen to live in a place where I usually do not need any
>> other transport than my feet. It would be great if everybody could
>> do that but it would require re-planning most of our cities...
>>
>> DagT
>>
>>
>>
>
> With thinking like that we'd all still be huddled over in Mesopotamia. :-)
>
> Developing sustainable low or non-polluting energy sources enabling travel
> is preferable to not going anywhere, or making everyone live within
> people-power distance from their employment.
>
> Early in the 20th century electric automobiles were being developed. Their
> production, and R&D into the technology mostly ground to a halt, no doubt
> for greater economic gain by using polluting fuels. Even now the majority
> of efforts to produce non-polluting energy is either half-hearted or
> hampered by non-funding.
>
> If we can go to the moon and plan to go to Mars we surely have the smarts to
> find a way around our own planet without destroying it in the process.
> Whether mankind at large has the collective common sense to do so is another
> matter.
>
> Tom C.
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