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Electric cars have been around since cars have existed. The only reason ICE ruled cars is because we hadn't gotten to an acceptable power storage ratio comparable to the insane amount of potential power stored in oil.

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Why is Tesla outcompeting everything in the electric vehicles market by such a big margin? There is still no car that is able to compete with Model S from 2012 on the range.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_electric_cars_currentl...

By being way more expensive. Tesla doesn't have some secret new battery chemistry, they just put more batteries in the car.

That and they market the hell out of the car, cutting out middle men where possible. The aren't burdened by the dealership model and have been very protective of their brand. It's not like electric cars weren't made by the large auto makers, they just weren't willing to spend as much as Tesla has to feet to profitability. When Toyota made the Prius they went all in, now the Prius tech is in many of they're other cars. American manufacturers doubled down on bigger, higher polluting trucks and SUVs that all look the same and haven't had innovation in years.

While true, it doesn't seem relevant to my observation that "nobody has started a new car company in the USA in many decades" before Tesla is not correct.

I'm sorry my point wasn't to criticize your point, just bring up why electric cars stopped development in favor of the ICE cars. I was intending to add to your point not take away.

Thanks for the clarification!

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