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To: bentway who wrote (603573)	3/14/2011 1:57:32 PM
From: Brumar89	Respond to of 1573988

Basically, EV's were beaten in the marketplace by a better technology. That sums it up. By the 1920s, America had a better system of roads that now connected cities, bringing with it the need for longer-range vehicles. If Obama could destroy the interstate highway system, that would be great for rail, huh? The discovery of Texas crude oil reduced the price of gasoline so that it was affordable to the average consumer. Actually it was always pretty cheap. And the discovery of TX crude actually occurred before the golden age of EV's. The invention of the electric starter by Charles Kettering in 1912 eliminated the need for the hand crank. Nice but it doesn't sound like a deal breaker. The initiation of mass production of internal combustion engine vehicles Mass production via assembly line could have benefited ANY technology. By contrast, the price of the less efficiently produced electric vehicles continued to rise. In 1912, an electric roadster sold for $1,750, while a gasoline car sold for $650. How are comparable costs now?