VinnyDaCat comments on Nearly all major car companies are sabotaging EV transition, and Japan is worst, study finds

[–] VinnyDaCat@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Wasn't aware of that. My thoughts were more towards the EV1, although I assume there were many others before that.

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[–] Resonosity@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

They're referring to how Thomas Edison created the first electric vehicles back in the 1800s. They might have had a future until Ford introduced assembly lines. Then the rest is history.

The EV1 was the first commercial development in the US following the World Wars, but even before then you had solar EVs being made for science and eclectic racing before then. Think of those weirdly shaped cars only made for 1 driver that have solar panels covering the entire body of the car.

Funny thing is that we're now seeing some commercial (or soon to be commercial) manufacturers add solar panels in the same way. Just look to Hyundai and Aptera.

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[–] Ragnarok314159@sopuli.xyz 4 points 2 years ago*

Edison didn’t create a damn thing, just stole ideas from everyone else.

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[–] Lets_Eat_Grandma@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago*

Yeah, no... edison was way late to the game. https://www.energy.gov/articles/history-electric-car

At one point steam cars were 40% of the market, electric was 38%, and gas was a paltry 22%

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