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News => EV News => Topic started by: ken.simmermon on November 05, 2009, 05:36:55 AM

Title: EV's have been around for awhile
Post by: ken.simmermon on November 05, 2009, 05:36:55 AM

I know, it is in German but if you click under the picture on 'Fotostrecke' and then the arrows above each one you can get through it without knowing the language.

http://www.spiegel.de/auto/aktuell/0,1518,658716,00.html

Title: Re: EV's have been around for awhile
Post by: nathan.stowe on November 05, 2009, 02:14:42 PM

This translation will not be perfect, but it is probably readable.

http://babelfish.yahoo.com/translate_url?doit=done&tt=url&intl=1&fr=bf-home&trurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.spiegel.de%2Fauto%2Faktuell%2F0%2C1518%2C658716%2C00.html&lp=de_en&btnTrUrl=Translate

Title: Re: EV's have been around for awhile
Post by: ken.simmermon on November 05, 2009, 03:12:22 PM

cool thanks Nathan!

Title: Re: EV's have been around for awhile
Post by: howard.hansen on November 06, 2009, 02:14:20 AM

I actually laughed out loud.  

That should suddenly change starting from 1911. In this year the American Charles chain ring - the man development boss became later with general of engine - invented the electrical starter. Thus annoying setting of the engines in motion became redundant. The fact that gasoline was at that time very cheap and easily available did a remaining. The remainder of history is well-known.

Ok, ok "annoying setting of the engines in motion" means cranking.  I didn't get that at first.