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Quotes from The Electric Automobile — Clinton Edgar Woods

1863–1930 United States

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The unsightly appearance of automobiles has been commented upon this country a great deal.

The Electric Automobile (1900)

When we review all that has been done by mechanical devices toward the displacement of animal power, it is very hard to refrain from drawing a conclusion that the horse must go; that is, speaking in the broad sense of the word. Mechanically propelled vehicles for all purposes are here.

The Electric Automobile (1900)

The simplicity attached to the operation of an electric vehicle by any person of ordinary intelligence is too well known to need comment at this point ; but it is found from experience that there is the same difference in the care taken of an electric vehicle that there is among men who attend dynamos and steam engines, or drive horses, with a corresponding difference in troubles and aggravations.

The Electric Automobile (1900)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Clinton Edgar Woods (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.