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200 Years Ago, Faraday Invented the Electric Motor

Cars That Think

Faraday was an interesting choice for this task, as Nancy Forbes and Basil Mahon recount in their 2014 book. He read many of the books he bound and continued to look for opportunities to learn more. Davy, just 13 years older than Faraday, had already made a name for himself as a chemist. Davy had a notoriously sensitive ego.

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Electric Car Manufacturers Inspire New Paradigms -- Seeking Alpha

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The electric car features three different battery options, two different Lithium-based (LI) systems – A123Systems and Enerdel as well as a Sodium-Nickel battery Zebra (Mes-Dea). My personal criteria for an EV is 80/80 MPH/miles range, but thats because drivers either go 80 or stopped around here. safety requirements.