Some electric vehicle history

[Martinr36]

American History
Did you know that in 1884 that the first production-standard electric car capable of being reproduced and sold to the public was unveiled? Did you know that in the early 1900s 1/3 of all vehicles on the road were electric? They started to quickly disappear around 1920 with the introduction of petrol and Henry Ford.
Ferdinand Porsche - founder of the eponymous sports car-produced an electric vehicle called 'P' in 1898, before creating the world's first hybrid offering, which was powered by both electricity and a combustion engine.
Mercedes-Benz also offered up an electric model called the Mercedes Mixte, in 1906. This car was adopted as a taxi in cities and was even developed into a race car in 1907.
We are nearly seeing the reincarnation of old tech. The first pic is a group of working EV trucks in the UK plugged in in 1917.

Credits: Ancient road

 

[TonyCarter]

Looks like they're from the same designer as the latest BMW EVs.

 

[Martinr36]

Looks like they're from the same designer as the latest BMW EVs.

What goes around,comes around 😂😂😂😂

 

[SpyderTracks]

In 1980s Britain, there were around 40,000 Electric Milkfloats delivering daily milk to almost every household and business.

You put that into perspective now, it's really amazon scale logistics way ahead of it's time.

 

[TonyCarter]

I’m not sure I miss the daily 5am bottle-rattling alarm though 😁

 

[Martinr36]

We still have the milkman deliver eggs, bread rolls and apple juice, every Tuesday

 

[SpyderTracks]

We still have the milkman deliver eggs, bread rolls and apple juice, every Tuesday

it's far better quality than supermarket crap (Waitrose and M&S excluded as they are just higher quality from proper local farms), I'll swear by that, actual free range farm eggs that aren't water and proper bright orange yolks. Their orange juice is awesome too.

We had a new service pop up locally that's brought it back, they'll actually deliver a bundled breakfast all ready for you in a cardboard bowl if you're in a rush for work as well as locally produced eggs / cheese etc. Such a great idea, I really hope they're doing fantastically well.

 

[Martinr36]

We are very lucky round here, as we've got lots of farm shops close by, that sell really good locally farmed produce, tonight we had some sausages from one, they were simply called "Grandads recipe"

 

[SpyderTracks]

We are very lucky round here, as we've got lots of farm shops close by, that sell really good locally farmed produce, tonight we had some sausages from one, they were simply called "Grandads recipe"

Love that kind of thing.

I've said it before, but if anyone is ever passing The Jolly Nice near Gloucester, make sure you grab some of their burgers, simply the best I've ever tried

Jolly Nice Farmshop, Cafe, Drive Through | Open 8am - 8pm Everyday

As third generation farmers, we founded Jolly Nice for a more sustainable, happier future. We prioritise the wellbeing of livestock and our land, championing British agriculture.

jollynicefarmshop.com

 

[Martinr36]

Love that kind of thing.

I've said it before, but if anyone is ever passing The Jolly Nice near Gloucester, make sure you grab some of their burgers, simply the best I've ever tried

Jolly Nice Farmshop, Cafe, Drive Through | Open 8am - 8pm Everyday

As third generation farmers, we founded Jolly Nice for a more sustainable, happier future. We prioritise the wellbeing of livestock and our land, championing British agriculture.

jollynicefarmshop.com

That does sound and look rather good

 

[davhun]

Many years ago (about 1970) we lived opposite a farm before the pasteurization of milk was mandatory. The farm would deliver the milk and, after a while, the cream would separate out from the milk. The cream or 'top of the milk' was a treat when poured onto cereal.

 

[Paul1964]

Many years ago (about 1970) we lived opposite a farm before the pasteurization of milk was mandatory. The farm would deliver the milk and, after a while, the cream would separate out from the milk. The cream or 'top of the milk' was a treat when poured onto cereal.

Yep - especially on Weetabix.

 

[Martinr36]

Many years ago (about 1970) we lived opposite a farm before the pasteurization of milk was mandatory. The farm would deliver the milk and, after a while, the cream would separate out from the milk. The cream or 'top of the milk' was a treat when poured onto cereal.

Yeah back in the days when milk used to come in glass bottles that went back to the dairy,so they could be reused....

 

[TonyCarter]

Yeah back in the days when milk used to come in glass bottles that went back to the dairy,so they could be reused....

When I were a lad, milk used to come in cows

Spoiler: ...

Not really, our's were beef cows!