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. Special thanks to EVA England for providing this incredible car. Get 20% off your first year of membership using the code: FULLYCHARGED20 EVA England: https://www.evaengland.org.uk 00:00 Intro 1:15 Meet the Waverly Model 22 4:10 Exterior walkaround 7:31 How does it work? 9:38 Battery swapping before it was cool 11:35 A (very slow) drive 13:22 Close call... 14:11 What happened to early EVs? 16:53 Lessons learned? Visit our LIVE exhibitions in Australia, UK, USA, Canada & Europe: https://fullycharged.live/ Become a Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fullychargedshow Become a YouTube member: use JOIN button above Subscribe to Fully Charged & the Everything Electric channels Subscribe for episode alerts and the Fully Charged newsletter: https://fullycharged.show/zap-sign-up/ Visit: https://FullyCharged.Show Find us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/fullychargedshow Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/fullychargedshow Support our STOP Burning Stuff Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/STOPBurningStuff For Clean Energy and Home Tech take a look at the ​⁠​⁠@EverythingElectricShow #Waverly #1901 #electriccar #steamcar #cleanenergy #battery #electricvehicles #ev