Why Electric Cars Failed 100 Years Ago

Robert and Jack spend the day with a staggeringly clean example of one of the very earliest electric cars: A 1901 Waverly Model 22. Built at a time when EVs outnumbered ICE cars, it is an incredible insight into the genesis of the electric car - but what happened? Why didn't EVs catch on the first time around? Bobby and Jack go for a (very slow) drive to try to find out. <br> <br>Special thanks to EVA England for providing this incredible car. Get 20% off your first year of membership using the code: FULLYCHARGED20 <br>EVA England: https://www.evaengland.org.uk <br> <br>00:00 Intro <br>1:15 Meet the Waverly Model 22 <br>4:10 Exterior walkaround <br>7:31 How does it work? <br>9:38 Battery swapping before it was cool <br>11:35 A (very slow) drive <br>13:22 Close call... <br>14:11 What happened to early EVs? <br>16:53 Lessons learned? <br> <br>Visit our LIVE exhibitions in Australia, UK, USA, Canada &amp; Europe: https://fullycharged.live/ <br>Become a Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fullychargedshow <br>Become a YouTube member: use JOIN button above <br>Subscribe to Fully Charged &amp; the Everything Electric channels <br>Subscribe for episode alerts and the Fully Charged newsletter: https://fullycharged.show/zap-sign-up/ <br>Visit: https://FullyCharged.Show <br>Find us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/fullychargedshow <br>Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/fullychargedshow <br>Support our STOP Burning Stuff Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/STOPBurningStuff <br>For Clean Energy and Home Tech take a look at the ​⁠​⁠@EverythingElectricShow <br> <br>#Waverly #1901 #electriccar #steamcar #cleanenergy #battery #electricvehicles #ev