A Brief History
Thomas Parker, described by Lord Kelvin as “the Edison of Europe”, built the first practical production electric car in London in 1884, using his own specially designed high-capacity rechargeable batteries.
Today, over 130 years later, data from WeBuyAnyCar.com in the UK reveals that owning an electric car will make perfect sense for the average driver by 2022. This year is the tipping point for when it will become cheaper to power a car with a battery rather than gas.
Digging Deeper
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Historical Evidence
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