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First Porsche Was An Electric Car

Posted January 29, 2014 1:45 PM

From BBC News - Technology:

German carmaker Porsche reveals that the first vehicle designed by its founder, Ferdinand Porsche, was an electric car built in 1898.

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PWSlack Guru Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: In the bothy, 7 chains down the line from Dodman's Lane level crossing, in the nation formerly known as Great Britain. Kettle's on. Posts: 32175 Good Answers: 839	#1 Re: First Porsche Was An Electric Car 01/29/2014 5:54 PM
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	Henry Ford built parts from compressed hemp strands… [ Ford recognized the utility of the hemp plant. He constructed a car of resin stiffened hemp fiber, and even ran the car on ethanol made from hemp. Ford knew that hemp could produce vast economic resources if widely cultivated. http://www.hempcar.org/ford.shtml __________________ Align culture with nature...
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