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I'd add a comment, but I can't think of a good segue.

Oh, snap! You didn't!

It's pretty amazing how old some "new" inventions are!

Fax Machine:
Scottish inventor Alexander Bain worked on chemical mechanical fax type devices and in 1846 was able to reproduce graphic signs in laboratory experiments. He received patent 9745 on May 27, 1843 for his "Electric Printing Telegraph."

On demand water heater:
The answer to who invented the electric water heater begins around 1850 with an experiment that was created in which both water and bath, on the underneath side, were heated by gas jets. An Englishman Benjamin Maughan, however in 1868 invented the first instant water heater called "The Geyser", a device where the water was heated as it flowed into the bath

The EV car:
Early history[edit] Electric model cars[edit] The invention of the first model electric vehicle is attributed to various people. In 1828, Ányos Jedlik, a Hungarian who invented an early type of electric motor, created a small model car powered by his new motor.

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

In 1958 our neighbors, the Chapins, had a visit from Daryl M. Chapin. He had a model car that had the new cells on top. When he shown a flashlight on it the car would roll and stop when the light was turned away. Possibly the first solar car [model]. In another 50 years they will be pushing interstellar probes with lasers.

I'd thought this represented the first solar cell.
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Early last centruy, 40% of all vehicles in the US were electric, only 20% were ICE.

Was the remaining 40% steam or horses?

Sail.

And now we call wind alternative.

This then?

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http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthread.php/remove-alternator-installing-front-car-6982.html#post86415

What goes around comes around.

Steam actually, presumably horses didn't require licensing.

That's a solvable problem. :)

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But where will VW put their cheat device?

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Whachoo talkin 'bout?

It's air cooled and all the emissions are organic.

redneck -- Google says a horse can gallop at 25-30mph. If it can get 28mph at a trot, that's the power of streamlining. It's like sailing downwind faster than the wind.

Streamlining and gearing.

Not streamlining, but gearing and wheels. Exactly like a human riding a bicycle.

Though a horse can gallop that fast, it can't do so for very long - a mile or two at racing pace. Over a long distance, they aren't much faster than a human runner. Winning speeds for the Tevis Cup https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tevis_Cup average about 7 mph for the 100 mile distance - though granted, the route isn't exactly flat :-) And interestingly enough, it isn't much faster than the human race over the same course: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wester..._Endurance_Run

I think a streamlined bike will go that fast with less energy output.

From the driver, or the horse? Cracking a whip once in a while isn't all that strenuous.

Obviously you've never maintained a horse. Tossing around bales of hay & feed is a lot more work than pumping gas :-)

Plus which, the car won't kick you in the leg if you walk too close behind it.

I only ride 'em, I don't know what makes 'em work.

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Apparently doctors and educators have just discovered water fountains.

Except ones that cost $1000 each because Technology, I guess. Maybe because Medical, I don't know.

Drinking water reduces risk of childhood obesity