Below is an interesting chart outlining the history of EV developments up to the 1970's Click on the following link to complete the story: https://abc.net.au/news/2019-05-02/the-history-birth-death-resurrection-of-the-electric-car/11053928 For a Historical Photo Gallery click on this link from Car & Driver: *Posted in 2018 https://caranddriver.com/features/g15378765/worth-the-watt-a-brief-history-of-the-electric-car-1830-present/