Senator George P. Wetmore, Rhode Island, in a Krieger Electric Landaulet. Washington, D.C., Circa 1906
Published: August 6th, 2009
Even 100 years ago, some powerful people in Washington liked electric cars. They didn’t force them on anyone else, though.
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