The 5 most ill-fated attempts ever made at building an electric car

Humans tend to learn by trial and error. Automakers, it seems, are the same (popular knowledge suggests they are run by humans, after all).

In the realm of the electric car — which is said to have started as long ago as the mid-19th century — there have been many trials. And many, many errors. But there are now finally a handful of modern electric vehicles (EVs) that are proving to be something at least approaching a success — if only in those select markets that boast adequate infrastructure.

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