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The electric car that was 50 years ahead of its time
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mapto feddit.bg mapto@feddit.bg
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Zorque lemmy.world Zorque@lemmy.world
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Weren't there electric cars back when cars were first invented?

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Vassil Nikolov | Васил Николов ieji.de vnikolov@ieji.de
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Weren't there electric cars back when cars were first invented?

Yes.The first car to reach 100 km/h was electric.That was about the turn of the century.It was called Jamais Contente (Never Content or Never Happy).@Zorque @mapto

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sik0fewl piefed.ca sik0fewl@piefed.ca
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Electric cars were never ahead of their time. Using ICEs well into the 21st century is behind the times.

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mapto Moderator mapto@feddit.bg
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Yes.The first car to reach 100 km/h was electric.That was about the turn of the century.It was called Jamais Contente (Never Content or Never Happy).@Zorque @mapto

Who knows if this one could arrive at 100kmh without falling apart. But to its defense, it was a city car - not such speed was not part of the plan.

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