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How were early electric cars charged?
It seems like charging technology in electric cars has come a long way. How were early electric cars charged?
Allison Stone · Updated on
Reviewed by Shannon Martin, Licensed Insurance Agent.
In the early days of
electric cars
, many of them didn’t use rechargeable batteries at all. Exhausted batteries were simply swapped out for new, fully-charged battery packs in lieu of recharging them. When rechargeable batteries became available, they actually worked a lot like modern-day EVs. When your car ran out of charge, you’d simply plug it into a wall-mounted charging station and unplug it when you were done.
Thankfully, today’s batteries can hold a charge for much longer and charge much faster than those early models. If you’re thinking about buying an electric car, sign up with
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