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OKIsItJustMe

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2. Well to be fair, Europeans beat us to the EV

Reply to Envirogal (Reply #1)

Wed Nov 27, 2024, 06:49 PM

Nov 27

Gustave Trouvé’s tricycle (1881), world’s first electric car.

However, yeah… all of the great “innovations” of the past few decades, we have had for many years.

For example:

In 1965, Gemini V got electricity from a “fuel cell.” (It didn’t explode.)
In 1973, Skylab got its electricity from solar panels. (Even though one tore off during launch, there was still ample electricity available.)

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IEA: Electric car registrations and sales share in China, United States and Europe, 2018-2023 [View all] OKIsItJustMe Nov 27 OP

Once again, the U.S. starts something and then falls behind. Envirogal Nov 27 #1

Well to be fair, Europeans beat us to the EV OKIsItJustMe Nov 27 #2