Read here, 1902 early enough for you?
http://inventors.about.com/library/weekly/aacarselectrica.htm
Boris Liberman wrote:
> Hi!
>
>
>> 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.
>>
>
> P.J. I do apologize here, but in *early 20th century* no electric
> automobiles were in existence. Have you experienced close encounters
> with time distortions lately?
>
> ;-)
>
> Boris
>
>
>
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