Comments by "" (@hewitc) on "Electric Cars Were Huge in the 1900s… So What Went Wrong?" video.

  1. Underperform how? The EV's have faster acceleration and speed. I don't drive 200 miles in a single day.
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  2. Trains are electric. Who wants to go back to coal trains?
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  3. Worked on car batteries. Like golf carts. Today's EV drive like golf carts. No transmission, smooth acceleration.
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  4. Not exactly. Although you can still get it, banning lead based anti-knock fuels helped keep the air safer to breathe
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  5. I enjoy mine. I like charging in my own garage, never needing to stop at a line at the gas station. Maintenance is negligible. I like not having a transmission and feeling the jolt between gears. The ride is smooth an quiet. I also own gas cars.
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  6. Why? I love mine. No problems at all.
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  7. EV's have less maintenance than gas autos.
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