Electric cars 100 years ago?

Yes, back in 1909 there were over 1000 Baker Electrics in New York City. These cars were popular with young ladies who did not like the noise and smoke of gasoline cars. Edison pushed for electric cars. Alas, big oil back then killed the electrics and today we have a polluted world.

The dream back then was street cars and electrics tooling down the streets powered with electricity from hydro and wind mills. Yes, they had wind generators back then. Which were popular in farms away from the city. The Baker Electric which could go over 100 miles on a single charge shows us how little we did move forward. The road ahead is uncertain, but we have choices; we can do nothing, or we can embrace electric cars.