The origin of that story is Charles Steinmetz, and it involves Henry Ford, a $10...

baha_man · on Jan 25, 2015

According to Snopes[1]:

"Practically anyone famous for his knowledge can be offered up as the virtuoso in this tale... Nikola Tesla, Thomas Edison, George Washington, the electrical genius Charles Proteus Steinmetz... How long this story has been around is a mystery."

http://www.snopes.com/business/genius/where.asp

BuildTheRobots · on Jan 25, 2015

> One Friday afternoon in 1921, Steinmetz hopped in his electric car and headed off for a weekend at...

Whu?

NeverEnough · on Jan 26, 2015

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_car#Golden_age

"In 1900, 40% of American automobiles were powered by steam, 38% by electricity, and 22% by gasoline.[19]"

BuildTheRobots · on Jan 26, 2015

Well, that's absolutely blown my mind -thank you.

Now I just want to know how they were dealing with power storage...

jvanloov · on Jan 26, 2015

Also: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Jamais_Contente