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020 _a9781476634968
_q((electronic)l(electronic)ctronic)
043 _an-us---
050 0 4 _aTL220
_b.E443 2019
049 _aMAIN
100 1 _aSegrave, Kerry,
_d1944-
_e1
245 1 0 _aThe electric car in America, 1890/1922 :
_ba social history /
_cKerry Segrave.
260 _aJefferson, North Carolina :
_bMcFarland and Company, Incorporated, Publishers,
_c(c)2019.
300 _a1 online resource.
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
347 _adata file
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520 0 _a"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.
504 _a2
505 0 0 _aPre-1895 : Prior to 1890 --
_tThe years 1890/1894 --
_t1895/1900, electrics show great promise : 1895/1900, the overview --
_t1895/1900, the cabs --
_t1895/1900, the industry --
_t1895/1900, the battery --
_t1895/1900, the exhibitions --
_t1895/1900, the motive powers --
_t1895/1900, the users --
_t1901/1913, gasoline cars advance; electrics stagnate : 1901/1913, the overview --
_t1901/1913, the cabs --
_t1901/1913, the industry --
_t1901/1913, the battery --
_t1901/1913, the exhibitions --
_t1901/1913, the motive powers --
_t1901/1913, the users --
_t1914/1922, end times for electrics : 1914/1922, the crank start --
_t1914/1922, the industry --
_t1914/1922, the battery --
_t1914/1922, the users.
530 _a2
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650 0 _aElectric automobiles
_zUnited States
_xHistory.
650 0 _aElectric vehicles
_zUnited States
_xHistory.
655 1 _aElectronic Books.
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_bCynthia Snell
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_dCynthia Snell