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The electric car in America, 1890/1922 : a social history / Kerry Segrave.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland and Company, Incorporated, Publishers, (c)2019.Description: 1 online resourceContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781476634968
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • TL220 .E443 2019
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
Contents:
The years 1890/1894 -- 1895/1900, electrics show great promise : 1895/1900, the overview -- 1895/1900, the cabs -- 1895/1900, the industry -- 1895/1900, the battery -- 1895/1900, the exhibitions -- 1895/1900, the motive powers -- 1895/1900, the users -- 1901/1913, gasoline cars advance; electrics stagnate : 1901/1913, the overview -- 1901/1913, the cabs -- 1901/1913, the industry -- 1901/1913, the battery -- 1901/1913, the exhibitions -- 1901/1913, the motive powers -- 1901/1913, the users -- 1914/1922, end times for electrics : 1914/1922, the crank start -- 1914/1922, the industry -- 1914/1922, the battery -- 1914/1922, the users.
Subject: "The electric vehicle seemed poised in 1900 to be a leader in automotive production. Then the hope and confidence collapsed and two decades later electric cars were effectively dead. They remained expensive even as gasoline cars saw dramatic price reductions. The storage battery was an endless source of problems. A public relations campaign could not turn the tide"--Provided by publisher.
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"The electric vehicle seemed poised in 1900 to be a leader in automotive production. Then the hope and confidence collapsed and two decades later electric cars were effectively dead. They remained expensive even as gasoline cars saw dramatic price reductions. The storage battery was an endless source of problems. A public relations campaign could not turn the tide"--Provided by publisher.

Includes bibliographies and index.

Pre-1895 : Prior to 1890 -- The years 1890/1894 -- 1895/1900, electrics show great promise : 1895/1900, the overview -- 1895/1900, the cabs -- 1895/1900, the industry -- 1895/1900, the battery -- 1895/1900, the exhibitions -- 1895/1900, the motive powers -- 1895/1900, the users -- 1901/1913, gasoline cars advance; electrics stagnate : 1901/1913, the overview -- 1901/1913, the cabs -- 1901/1913, the industry -- 1901/1913, the battery -- 1901/1913, the exhibitions -- 1901/1913, the motive powers -- 1901/1913, the users -- 1914/1922, end times for electrics : 1914/1922, the crank start -- 1914/1922, the industry -- 1914/1922, the battery -- 1914/1922, the users.

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