Internal combustion engines became much cheaper than electrics. The rapidly expanding paved road network worked in their favour, too. ![]() They were faster and could drive longer distances - not only because of their better range but also because of a more elaborate refuelling infrastructure. ![]() ![]() Europe had around 4,000 electric vehicles.īy 1912, the gasoline car had already taken over the largest share of the automobile sales (more than 90 percent). The production of electric vehicles peaked in 1912: during that time there were 30,000 EV's on the road in the United States, two-thirds of these were used as private passenger cars. Secondly, there were few paved roads outside the city at the turn of the 20th century, which made the limited range of EV's not that problematic. During the very early years, however, electric automobiles were the most popular option for a short time, mainly because of two reasons.įirstly, they were easy to start, while a gasoline car had to be cranked up and a steam powered car required a long firing-up time (not unlike a wood gas car). EV's were comparatively slow, heavy, and had a smaller range than their alternatives. ![]() From about 1895 to the mid-1920s, and following the bicycle craze of the 1890s, electric cars shared the road with petrol and steam powered cars.
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