I seem to recall that back in the day there were electric cars before gasoline ones, and that was an argument at the time. Electricity was already becoming ubiquitous and putting up more wires was pretty easy compared to the logistics needed for gas production, transport, storage and dispensing. Gas won out due to the fact that it’s energy density was so much higher compared to batteries of the time… and probably a lot of lobbying by people invested in that stuff.
Comment on xkcd #3214: Electric Vehicles
saimen@feddit.org 18 hours agoAlso imagine the logistics! You would have to refine the oil, get it from places all over the world and distribute it to all the gas stations all over the country. With electric cars you can just tap the already existing power grid.
Omgpwnies@lemmy.world 13 hours ago
Dasus@lemmy.world 10 hours ago
Yeah 100 years ago the argument may have actually made sense.
kossa@feddit.org 4 hours ago
Not to speak of the fact, that you cannot fill up at home or every other lamp post. You have to drive to designated stations to find gasoline. Ridiculous! What if the next station is too far to reach it, before you run out?