Electric cars

I thought I was clever when I had the idea of having gas stations modified to swap out batteries in electric cars. Instead of charging a battery you just drive in and get a fully charged one.

It turns out that other people had that idea – in 1897. There was an electric cab company operating in the 1890s that did just that.

I don’t see why we can’t do that now. Though I still like the idea of gas powered generators to run an electric motor – it’s efficient and uses existing technology.