The electric land speed record

* the mass production of Ford (petrol-engine) vehicles saw them quickly become much cheaper than electric vehicles, which were all manufactured by older production methods.

By 1912, a Ford was almost one-third the price of an electric vehicle.

Baker died in 1955 at age 87, and like Edison, he died firm in the belief that electric cars would make a comeback.

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Related Links

http://www.speedace.info/baker_torpedo.htm An artist's impression of the Baker Torpedo

http://econogics.com/ev/evhistb.htm More adverts for the Baker Electric car - circa 1908