someone posted this link in the tesla motors subreddit, http://www.banhdc.org/archives/ch-hist-19711000.html, and it provides an interesting perspective. Horses caused massive pollution, even in the small cities at the time.
My favorite part is the quotes of people defending the horse, for example: “Americans are a horse-loving nation … the wide-spread adoption of the motor-driven vehicle in this country is open to serious doubt.”
I like the way you could replace "horse" with "gas" and "motor" with "battery" and you'd get an argument people use about ICE cars today.
It is also important to note that while EVs are an improvement over ICE vehicles, EVs are not perfect, just as ICE was an improvement at the time, and has major problems today.
My favorite part is the quotes of people defending the horse, for example: “Americans are a horse-loving nation … the wide-spread adoption of the motor-driven vehicle in this country is open to serious doubt.”
I like the way you could replace "horse" with "gas" and "motor" with "battery" and you'd get an argument people use about ICE cars today.
It is also important to note that while EVs are an improvement over ICE vehicles, EVs are not perfect, just as ICE was an improvement at the time, and has major problems today.