Category: Solutions
Some say we are all creatures of habit (and the older we get, even more so!) but when it comes to technology, people still get excited by tipping points. It’s that moment when everything changes and what was once considered a ‘fad’ becomes a trend.
Maybe it feels ambitious to say that we aren’t too far from that…
In 1898, a young Ferdinand Porsche developed the Lohner-Porsche – a horseless carriage with hub-mounted electric motors directly driving each wheel, powered by a hybrid mix of batteries and a gasoline generator.
There was a flurry of electric cars after that, but as petroleum became much more affordable in the 1900s electric vehicle production lapsed again, becoming mainly…