Kyle Rankin

While I know that some of the earliest automobiles were electric vehicles, I still did a double-take when I saw references to EVs in this 1918 ad for engine oil. ⁨⁩ ⁨⁩ ⁨⁩

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Ed S  

You remind me of this short film - 1943, battery swap for electric taxis, Barcelona.

youtube.com/watch?v=NZ-ktYKazE

Battery swap seems to me a great solution to charge times and battery life.

Perhaps see also electric taxis in NY, in 1895
youtube.com/watch?v=uUItSK-ez8

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Your friendly 'net denizen  

@EdS @kyle Battery swap for electric vehicles is even older than I realized! Makes total sense, but I wasn't aware. And yeah, I agree battery swap (implying short term leasing of batteries instead of owning) seems like it should be a great idea.

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Kyle Rankin  

@cstanhope @EdS And there are plenty of examples of similar practices in other industries.

For instance, when I wanted CO2 for my beer keg setup, I bought an empty canister and each time I need a refill I turn in one canister and get a pre-filled one in return.

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Ethan Black  

Very strange looking at pictures of really old EVs. I wouldn't have thought that the late 1800s would have any!
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_

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