Early Electric Cars Being Charged In 1907 (See PHOTO)

Below is a picture of electric cars being charged in 1907.

Yes. You read right. 1907.

Indeed, electric vehicles are not a recent development. The idea of using electricity to power vehicles have been there for a long time.

Electric vehicles first appeared in the mid-19th century. An electric vehicle held the vehicular land speed record until around 1900.

The high cost, low top speed, and short-range of battery electric vehicles, compared to 20th century internal combustion engine vehicles, led to a worldwide decline in their use as private motor vehicles; although electric vehicles have continued to be used in the form of loading and freight equipment and public transport – especially rail vehicles.

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At the beginning of the 21st century, interest in electric and other alternative fuel vehicles in private motor vehicles has increased due to growing concern over the problems associated with hydrocarbon-fueled vehicles, including damage to the environment caused by their emissions, and the sustainability of the current hydrocarbon-based transportation infrastructure as well as improvements in electric vehicle technology.

Since 2010, combined sales of all-electric cars and utility vans achieved 1 million units delivered globally in September 2016, 4.8 million electric cars in use at the end of 2019, and cumulative sales of light-duty plug-in electric cars reached the 10 million unit milestone by the end of 2020.

The global ratio between annual sales of battery electric cars and plug-in hybrids went from 56:44 in 2012 to 74:26 in 2019, and fell to 69:31 in 2020. Electric Cars

As of August 2020, the fully electric Tesla Model 3 is the world’s all-time best selling plug-in electric passenger car, with around 645,000 units.

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