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Originally Posted by Fuzz
I'm not saying they didn't exist, I'm saying that there is no chance they could have developed into a worth competitor for the gas automobile until very recently. They require to many technologies that didn't exist, and couldn't exist back then.
From your link...
"Further, the electric had never really been suited to other than limited urban use because of its low speed (15–20 miles, or 24–32 km, per hour), short range (30–40 miles, or about 50–65 km), and lengthy time required for recharging."
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Yeah we're apparently arguing over nothing, as I initially said that they would have needed to develop electric infrastructure to make them competitive long term.
But you've jilted me a bit so I will dig more. How much do you want to bet that laws determining what types of vehicles are legally allowed on highways were lobbied to creation by petroleum companies? Because that would be an interesting one to delve into.
I digress, the original point is valid. Yeah, fossil fuels are cheap and easy. But it's way more complicated than that- the reason they are continuously so cheap is artificial, and the reason that they are so "easy" compared to other methods is probably maintained artificially as well.