There is little doubt that electric vehicles (EVs) will have a significant place in the future, but what's less known is that they also had a place in the past. During the 19th century ...

In fact, back in 1900, just 22% of cars produced in the US were powered by gasoline (also known as petrol, benzine or various other names). The rest split between electric and steam cars.

There's been a huge uptake of electric cars in recent years, and many of us would say they're having their moment in the transport industry now. But at the start of the 20th century, electric ...