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TIL a fleet of electric taxi cars was first introduced to London, UK in 1897 (en.wikipedia.org)

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[-] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

I reckon primarily the energy density and the convenience of merely filling up. Electric cars would not have had the raw power and ease of combustion engines. At least battery tech has now caught up.

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[-] [email protected] -3 points 2 years ago

Yea the liquid form factor is certainly a huge advantage as well.

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