Electric (Ep. 7)

The future is electric—dominated by companies such as Tesla that aim to bring the battery to the forefront of transportation.
What you might not realize is electric cars aren't new, in fact they've been around since the late 1800s. The first successful electric car to make its debut in the U.S. happened in 1890 thanks to an Iowa chemist by the name of William Morrison. This "car" wasn't much more than an electrified wagon with its top speed of 14 miles per hour, but it helped spark an initial interest in electric cars. By 1900, electric cars accounted for a third of all vehicles on the road.
The rise of electric cars was due mostly to their reliability, ease of operation and lack of pollutants. Their growing demand caused innovators such as Thomas Edison and Henry Ford to take notice. Edison even worked to build a better electric vehicle battery.
Ultimately, the blow to the electric car was the introduction of Henry Ford's Model T. This mass-produced, gasoline-powered vehicle was both