Amazing story:
We know in the early days of EVs, a Leaf got 73 miles range, so getting 72 miles in an early EV of another brand should be possible, although the first Smart Fortwo EVs only got 68 miles. Early EVs might not get great range, and this local guy who bets his friends about his EV range, had an early EV.
Oliver was the local guy who bet his friends, one of whom was a braggart who had a Model S, that he could go over 72 miles on one charge in his non-Tesla EV.
His friend with the Model S, known for it's hefty range, would pace him on a trip to make sure he was safe and could make it.
Oliver would prove, successfully, that his EV not only did the Denver to Palmer Lake (Colorado) trip of 72 miles, but could make it all the way up to 105 miles!!! Oliver knew, because he had the battery patent he was using in his EV.
Couple more things to add: The year was 1907, and his friend had a Model S Oldsmobile ICE car (oh, did you think I meant Tesla when you read that above?). http://digital.auraria.edu/content/AA/00/00/16/79/00001/AA00001679_00001.pdf Search for the word Oliver in the document.
Proving that people who own a Model S have been trying to range shame other drivers for over a 100 years now.
We know in the early days of EVs, a Leaf got 73 miles range, so getting 72 miles in an early EV of another brand should be possible, although the first Smart Fortwo EVs only got 68 miles. Early EVs might not get great range, and this local guy who bets his friends about his EV range, had an early EV.
Oliver was the local guy who bet his friends, one of whom was a braggart who had a Model S, that he could go over 72 miles on one charge in his non-Tesla EV.
His friend with the Model S, known for it's hefty range, would pace him on a trip to make sure he was safe and could make it.
Oliver would prove, successfully, that his EV not only did the Denver to Palmer Lake (Colorado) trip of 72 miles, but could make it all the way up to 105 miles!!! Oliver knew, because he had the battery patent he was using in his EV.
Couple more things to add: The year was 1907, and his friend had a Model S Oldsmobile ICE car (oh, did you think I meant Tesla when you read that above?). http://digital.auraria.edu/content/AA/00/00/16/79/00001/AA00001679_00001.pdf Search for the word Oliver in the document.
Proving that people who own a Model S have been trying to range shame other drivers for over a 100 years now.