Re: “Electric vehicles died a century ago. Could that happen again?” (June 2, Enterprise):
I loved the article about Jay Leno’s 1909 Baker Electrical very a lot. I notably famous the remark, “Most individuals alive at the moment have by no means seen one.” Properly, I’ve.
I’m 86 years outdated and as a really younger lady I bear in mind an electrical automobile being pushed across the streets of Bloomsburg, Pa. It was owned by two sisters, the daughters of the proprietor of the native silk mill. It seemed like a phone sales space on wheels and had a tiller-like contraption for steering as an alternative of a steering wheel. It was very tall for, as was talked about within the article, there needed to be room for his or her hats. I believed it was very thrilling as a result of they seemed so comfy and drove round sitting straight and tall and with nice confidence.
Thanks for the reminiscences and because of Jay Leno for preserving them.
Linell Arbuckle, Federal Method
