In the early part of the 20th century, New York City was filled with cars. Electric cars. To power the electric cars, there were charging stations. So many charging stations that maps could be purchased or obtained to find them.
According to www.TheHenryFord.org, the website for the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan, “Americans still drove electric cars in the 1920s. The New York Edison Company’s Automobile Bureau published this booklet for electric-car owners. It included a map and address listings for local charging stations in New York City. Stations outside the immediate area, as far as Boston and Philadelphia, were also listed.”
Most people may be surprised to learn that electric cars aren’t a new idea. One hundred years ago, it was actually a close race in some areas as to which way Americans might go with vehicles — gas or electric.
