The Road Ahead: Meeting the Needs of Tomorrow's Driver

摘要

It may be hard to imagine, but over a century ago, sales of electric vehicles outstripped gas-driven car sales in the U.S. At the turn of the 20th century, as many as 30,000 electric cars took to the roads, including a fleet of New York taxis. But when mass production of petroleum cars began in the early 1900s, electric cars simply couldn't compete. Gas-fueled cars cost half as much and could travel further and at faster speeds.