(3)
However, try might, Edison was never able remove the
negative impressions associated with the electric car.
From the personal vehicle Edison moved promoting his
battery for other urban applications... New Jersey for example, while Edison's men found
that the 800 electrics had been licensed between 1899 and
1906, 98% had been abandoned 1910.
According Edison, electric trucks were ideal for intraurban
service since they could make their rounds day and return
to the garage night for charging. Unfortunately,
rather than reporting back rosy future for the electric car,
these investigators found that 1910 the electric vehicle
industry had begun decline, losing out gasoline-powered
cars. Unlike gasoline trucks
which had cranked start, the electrics could be
easily started and stopped for quick deliveries. With
its cheaper fuel, higher speeds, and wider cruising radius,
the gasoline car was quickly taken the American public. The first these was
the electric delivery truck used department stores.A great deal work will have done
by all remove the bad impression. A
satisfied delighted customer the only method
that will build permanent business.2
for incandescent lighting New York City).
As result, Edison was forced look for new markets for his
battery.(4)
Throughout the 1910s several New York stores (including
.(2) "The record bad,"
admitted Edison, but was
not the fault the vehicle but the lead
battery.
