In the US in 1900, close to one in three new cars were powered by electricity – they were outselling, and the industry was worth more, than all other types of cars available. Today, fewer than one in 20 new cars are electric – even after a decade of exponential market growth.
https://www.iflscience.com/when-electric-cars-ruled-the-road-100-years-before-telsa-65179
Read the comments especially Marc in Calgary.
https://www.smalldeadanimals.com/2025/08/06/are-you-more-of-an-albertan-or-a-big-city-canadian/
Aren't they just wonderful! Her add to post is interesting. I have a son working on a pipeline in B.C. that was approved many years ago that I hadn't heard of as it never makes the news. Previously he worked on Trans Mountain which was major news daily.
https://www.smalldeadanimals.com/2025/08/06/i-want-a-new-country-144/
