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09-18-2024, 03:54 PM

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Tartan

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I find myself repeating an old saying from my grandparents time….”we are to Hell in a hand basket!”

09-25-2024, 08:07 AM

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L'il Chickadee

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Prosopagnosia, I'm writing that one down!

09-25-2024, 12:35 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Peckish

Tangent - did you know that in the early 1900s, there were more than 600 electric cabs in NYC? The electric car has been around a lot longer than the internal combustion engine. However, much like today's manufacturers have struggled with these issues, they couldn't figure out how to get extended ranges, affordable prices, and quick charges, and the gas engine was much more efficient and affordable. Modern technology has made some headway in that area. I'm still waiting for the flying cars The Jetsons got me so excited about!

Well, said. The other difference was that when the the switch was being made from horses to cars, no one was forcing peopel to make the switch. They used the method of "if its better people will want to use it". I'm not sure when that idea got cancelled.