Electric Car in America, 1890-1922
A Social History
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ISBN-13:
9781476676715
Veröffentl:
2019
Einband:
Paperback
Erscheinungsdatum:
01.03.2019
Seiten:
264
Autor:
Kerry Segrave
Gewicht:
503 g
Format:
254x178x15 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
The electric vehicle seemed poised in 1900 to be a leader in automotive production. Clean, odorless, noiseless and mechanically simple, electrics rarely broke down and were easy to operate. An electric car could be started instantly from the driver's seat; no other machine could claim that advantage. But then it all went wrong. As this history details, the hope and confidence of 1900 collapsed and just two decades later electric cars were effectively dead. They had remained expensive even as gasoline cars saw dramatic price reductions, and the storage battery was an endless source of problems. An increasingly frantic public relations campaign of lies and deceptive advertising could not turn the tide.
Table of ContentsPrefaceIntroductionPart I: Pre-1895¿1.¿Prior to 1890¿2.¿The Years 1890-1894Part II: 1895-1900, Electrics Show Great Promise¿3.¿1895-1900, the Overview¿4.¿1895-1900, the Cabs¿5.¿1895-1900, the Industry¿6.¿1895-1900, the Battery¿7.¿1895-1900, the Exhibitions¿8.¿1895-1900, the Motive Powers¿9.¿1895-1900, the UsersPart III: 1901-1913, Gasoline Cars Advance; Electrics Stagnate10.¿1901-1913, the Overview11.¿1901-1913, the Cabs12.¿1901-1913, the Industry13.¿1901-1913, the Battery14.¿1901-1913, the Exhibitions15.¿1901-1913, the Motive Powers16.¿1901-1913, the UsersPart IV: 1914-1922, End Times for Electrics17.¿1914-1922, the Crank Start18.¿1914-1922, the Industry19.¿1914-1922, the Battery20.¿1914-1922, the UsersAppendix: StatisticsChapter NotesBibliographyIndex
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