atlaw4u
09-24-2008, 12:53 AM
General Motors' starts, stops and occasional short circuits on the road to the Chevy Volt. (http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2008/autos/0809/gallery.gm_electric_cars/index.html?cnn=yes)
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/506/GM_EV1_on_the_road.jpgPeter Valdes-Dapena - CNNMoney – Sept. 19, 2008
From the earliest autos Electric cars are not a particularly new idea. In fact, electricity seemed like a natural way to power early automobiles. The motors were quiet, clean and unlike gasoline or steam engines, they could be started with a button press.
The disadvantages were that electric cars lacked the range and speed of gas or steam cars, so they were marketed as the ideal choice for women since, it was said, they needed neither speed nor range just to run errands around town.
The problem for the electric motor was that little could be done to improve it. Meanwhile, gas engines became quieter and cleaner. General Motors tipped the balance towards gas-powered cars even further with its invention of the electric starter in 1911, which meant they no longer had to be hand-cranked to start… http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2008/autos/0809/gallery.gm_electric_cars/index.html?cnn=yes
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/506/GM_EV1_on_the_road.jpgPeter Valdes-Dapena - CNNMoney – Sept. 19, 2008
From the earliest autos Electric cars are not a particularly new idea. In fact, electricity seemed like a natural way to power early automobiles. The motors were quiet, clean and unlike gasoline or steam engines, they could be started with a button press.
The disadvantages were that electric cars lacked the range and speed of gas or steam cars, so they were marketed as the ideal choice for women since, it was said, they needed neither speed nor range just to run errands around town.
The problem for the electric motor was that little could be done to improve it. Meanwhile, gas engines became quieter and cleaner. General Motors tipped the balance towards gas-powered cars even further with its invention of the electric starter in 1911, which meant they no longer had to be hand-cranked to start… http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2008/autos/0809/gallery.gm_electric_cars/index.html?cnn=yes