Historical Moment Of The Electric Car

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The Historical Moment of the Electric Car In the excerpt, “The History of the Electric Car” explains clearly why gas powered cars surpassed electric cars dramatically during the 1900s. In the beginning, thanks to William Morrison, a chemist who lived in Des Moines, Iowa, the first electric car made its debut around 1890. Electric cars were at their heyday, accounting for around a third of all vehicles on the road. They showed very strong sales for the next 10 years. Many Americans started to become a little bit prosperous, so they started to make motor vehicles available in steam, gasoline, and electric. Steam was a good energy source, and powered trains and factories tremendously it was no good for a car. It took until in the 1870s for