Before Tesla... 1980s Electric Cars (EVs Part 2) @BigCar2
Before Tesla... 1980s Electric Cars (EVs Part 2)  @BigCar2
Uploaded August 2019 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
In part one we looked at electric vehicles and hybrids from the 1960s and 70s: youtu.be/ljVAA1Tr8Yo
We now move onto the 1980s where individuals all around the world didn’t want to give up on finding an alternative to the internal combustion engine. These were the days before our knowledge of global warming, and the motivation was around reducing city pollution and freedom from the reliance on foreign oil.

Part 1 (1960's to 1970s): youtu.be/ljVAA1Tr8Yo
Part 2 (1980s): youtu.be/vthR6U8N9g4
Part 3 (90s and GM EV1): youtu.be/cw2Rg52j5TE
Part 4 (Tesla Roadster): youtu.be/qGudkw0EDq8

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