People become interested in the electric vehicles since 1830 when Joseph Henry invented the electric DC (direct connect) motor.
Only after the invention of rechargeable batteries in 1859 by Gaston Plante the electric cars were starting to become viable.
In the 1912 were over 34.000 electric vehicles. The EV industry vanished with the invention of the electric starter for gas-powered cars and also because of the cheap price of gasoline.
The oil crisis in the 1970’s mede the EV’s to remerge. General Motors, Ford, Sebring/Vanguard and many others started to experiment in the EV field, but with no success to make profits because of the high cost.
In the 1980’s th e poution cause by gas-powered cars was beginning to get out of control.
The carmakers sought ways to improve the air quality but they were not willing to risk entering th EV industry.
The only electric cars you could see on the roads those days were actually converted from gas-powered cars.
With the development of new type of batteries in the 1990’s, car makers were once again interested in the EV’s.
These new batteries were making EV’s viable by increasing thei range and performance.
But still, because of the high price of the batteries the average consumer couldn’t get one.
The many clients for EV’s were the companies that needed vehicles that would travel short distances at a time.
The best thing at an EV is the fact that it is extremely quiet, it can be recharged for practically nothing compared to gas prices and it is nearly maintenance free, not to mention the very low pollution level.
EVs are coming back, and it looks like this time, they will be here to stay.
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