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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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TBF - that is probably like 95% of drives for 95% of drivers (the range part). Not sure how the speed compares to other engines at that time.