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Tale of Two 2,000-mile EV Rural Road Trips

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Since I was attending the Detroit Auto Show, I could replicate my UK trip for comparison. Instead, I drove to Cleveland and then back westward to the center of Iowa, where I visited a relative. That was during a comparison arranged by Honda, showing off a prototype electric car in the late 1990s.

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History: Electric Cars: The Golden Age

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For comparison, today only one percent of our current national fleet consists of electric vehicles. However, as time passed, it was clear that ICE cars became a more appealing option—drivers could travel farther distances without worrying about recharging their low-capacity batteries. 1906 “One Hundred Mile” Frichtle.