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01-06-24, 06:13 PM

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Jay Turberville

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Originally Posted by Alan K

Didn’t Porsche design electric car way earlier in the 1920s. The only reason it didn’t catch on then when 20-30 MPH was considered good, is the weight of Pb-acid batteries.

Possibilities using motors have been known for a long time, it was energy to drive them that needed to be improved… and still further improved.

If Wikipedia is to be believed, electric cars had the early lead in speed up until around 1910 or so.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Histor...ectric_vehicle

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