Fun fact from history - Hawaii's first car ever was an EV

[Olagon]

Fascinating article from 1899 that talked about Hawaii's first car ever which happened to be an EV.

http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83025121/1899-10-10/ed-1/seq-4/

It notes the U.S. favored electricity to power cars.

 

[damania]

Check this out. In 1925, in Los Angeles, the primary transportation was already electric.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/31/pacific-electric-red-car-la-mileage-photo-video_n_2577346.html