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An Electric Car

 
 

Do you know that an electric car existed more than 100 years ago?

Really? More than 100 years ago?  
  Yes, it was invented earlier than a gasoline-powered car as a matter of fact.
Wow! But I don’t see a steeling wheel. How did people drive this car?  
There is a wheel in this car. Can you find it? The bar in front of the left seat is the wheel.

Cool! The shape is quite different from the current round shape.

 
In these days, an electric car attracts a lot of attention with its environment-friendliness. In fact, an electric car existed more than 100 years ago and it was invented earlier than a gasoline-powered car. At first, an electric car had downside such as heaviness, brief running time and prolonged recharge time because it used lead batteries. However, Edison invented a light-weighted alkali battery to double duration early 20th century. At that time, use of horse and carriage was widely common. An electric car became quite popular among ladies because of its driving ease, reduced noise or vibration and low exhaust fumes.
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