I've heard of it.... Its interesting that electric (and STEAM!) cars existed around the same time as petrol & diesel. The tech level of all kinds was certainly comparable... It'd be quite the different world if petrol hadn't have 'won' the race!
They're fairly common in Alt-History steampunk novels. Not exactly sure how practical they were/are but I don't think that they'd be 'off the table' realism wise.....
Indeed. Just *imagine* an extra 100 years of electric car development! plus of course the other fallout effects of battery technology etc... It could be a very different world - not forgetting Global Warming & wars over oil...
Have you ever seen the documentary, “Who Killed the Electric Car?” Very interesting.
ReplyDeleteI've heard of it.... Its interesting that electric (and STEAM!) cars existed around the same time as petrol & diesel. The tech level of all kinds was certainly comparable... It'd be quite the different world if petrol hadn't have 'won' the race!
DeleteTurtledove did a book (The Two Georges) where "steamer" cars were a thing..
ReplyDeleteThey're fairly common in Alt-History steampunk novels. Not exactly sure how practical they were/are but I don't think that they'd be 'off the table' realism wise.....
DeleteAs usual, a political decision. :(
ReplyDeleteNot sure. The history of cars is a bit of a grey area for me.... Good excuse to read up on it though! [grin]
DeleteSame here. But hubby raised this question a lot of time and how far we could have been if they hadn't opted for petrol and diesel.
DeleteIndeed. Just *imagine* an extra 100 years of electric car development! plus of course the other fallout effects of battery technology etc... It could be a very different world - not forgetting Global Warming & wars over oil...
ReplyDeleteWould be a good alternate history book.
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