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Baker Electrics - the Aristocrats of Motordom (media.piefed.social)
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Creation Date - 1910
Description - Baker Electrics / The Aristocrats of Motordom
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Style/Period - American
Culture - American

https://digitalcommons.risd.edu/picturecollection_vintageadvertisements/231/

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[–] 10 points 1 month ago (8 children)

Wow... I was not expecting a RISD link. oO

But I didn't know EV's went back this far, either. That art is something else, and I'm still reading up on these suckers!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baker_Motor_Vehicle

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  • [–] 9 points 1 month ago (3 children)

    Here is a video of Jay Leno's Baker Electric. Seems like quite a practical car. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhnjMdzGusc&t=167

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  • [–] [S] 6 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    So cool! I didn't think there could be any left in driving condition. Thanks

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  • [–] 7 points 1 month ago*

    There's nothing special about EVs; the idea was obvious (and a lot more straightforward than an internal-combustion car, for that matter). They just didn't take off because the batteries sucked.

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    RISD, and the Inquisition, an I right?

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago (1 child)

    Oh, that one's a bit too insider-ish for me. I was on the periphery of some RISD artists for some years, that's all. Really fun to be around that talent & creativity.

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