Wrong. Batteries did not develop, so the electric cars of the early 20th century were quickly bypassed by the internal combustion engine. Lead-acid batteries had no range. The same thing happened to steam cars, which were popular but were left in the cold due to their long warm-up times. Just when Stanley Steamer steam car developers got the warm-up time down to a couple of minutes, the steam car fell out of favor and stopped being produced. This, in spite of the fact that a Stanley Steamer held the land speed record for many years thereafter.
Wrong. Batteries did not develop, so the electric cars of the early 20th century were quickly bypassed by the internal combustion engine. Lead-acid batteries had no range. The same thing happened to steam cars, which were popular but were left in the cold due to their long warm-up times. Just when Stanley Steamer steam car developers got the warm-up time down to a couple of minutes, the steam car fell out of favor and stopped being produced. This, in spite of the fact that a Stanley Steamer held the land speed record for many years thereafter.
And now they clean carpets.
And now they clean carpets.
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