It was 1914.
Henry Ford bought his wife, Clara, a Detroit Electric car rather than one of his own Model Ts.
That year, Henry Ford confirmed rumours that he was developing a low-cost electric car. It was to be developed in partnership with none other than Thomas Edison.
The problem that Ford was trying to solve was building a light weight storage battery. This would operate for long distances without recharging. The need for constant recharging was the electric car's primary weakness back then.
For want of a reliable battery, the electric car was repeatedly delayed. Edison tried and failed to develop an alternative to the heavy, bulky lead-acid batteries. Eventually, the entire project was quietly abandoned.
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