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MichMan

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2. Electric cars were especially popular with women & the elderly who found hand cranking gas engined cars to be difficult

Reply to LessAspin (Original post)

Tue Jul 7, 2026, 06:15 PM

18 hrs ago

The introduction of the electric starter in 1912, although it took several years for mass adoption, took that advantage away.

Interestingly, Clara Ford, Henry's wife, drove a Detroit Electric for many years instead of a Ford Model T.

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