Edison and the Electric Car: The Battery He Had to Pull Off the Market

Batería de níquel-hierro de Thomas Edison junto a un coche eléctrico de la década de 1910

Edison and the electric car: his nickel-iron battery was recalled in 1904, Ford tested it in 1914, and a Swede filed first. The full story.

HISTORY OF THE ELECTRIC CAR

La Jamais Contente, primer coche en superar los 100 km/h en 1899

Electric cars aren’t the future — America had them 125 years ago and killed them Here’s a fact that should rearrange how you think about your driveway: in 1900, more American cars ran on electricity than on gasoline. The electric car isn’t a brave leap into the unknown. It’s a comeback. America built it, loved … Read more