In the excerpt “The History of the Electric Car”, I analyzed why the number of gas powered cars eventually surpassed electric cars during the 1900’s.
In the 1800’s the electric car was a popular intervention. “It’s hard to pinpoint the invention of the electric car to one inventor or country.” Innovators from around the world showed lots of interest in electric cars after a series of breakthroughs from the battery and electric motor. William Morrison sparked interest in electric vehicles in 1890 when he made the first successful electric car.
The next couple of year’s different electric vehicles began popping up in the US. “By 1990,electric cars were accounting for a third of all vehicles on the road.” Electric cars
