Wow, PriusGuy, that is indeed impressive!!
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Henry Ford overcame the challenges posed by gasoline-powered cars—noise, vibration, and odor—and began assembly-line production of low-priced, lightweight, gas-powered vehicles. Within a few years, the Electric Vehicle Company failed.
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I assume this meant to say "lightweight, electric-powered"?
I hadn't heard this (or 90% of the facts!). I did hear a story, though, that Edison discouraged Ford (they were supposedly associates) from building electric cars because he was protective of "his technology" - probably not a true story, in light of the fact quoted here.
Edison did, however, as I understand it, argue that three-phase power was too dangerous for the public, and that they should stick to his DC power transmission systems! The guy must have had one hell of an ego.
