The first book in the EV saga series
The birth, boom and rapid failure of early electric cars
In this book we will see a short but very dramatic history of early electric cars, whose birth and oblivion were separated by a mere two decades …
The history of electric vehicles is tightly intertwined with the history of petroleum. And through the stories of the people who lived it, we will try to understand the intricacies of fate and to clarify what was behind the failure of early electric cars. An inherent flaw? A conspiracy by the petroleum industry? Or something else entirely?
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We will start with an illustrative story of young Ferdinand Porsche and what the numbers reveal about the first EV boom
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Continue with the story of John D. Rockefeller and the rise of the powerful petroleum industry
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And finally see all the main reasons behind the failure of early electric cars
