Tuesday 26th of November 2024

back in 1911, the choice of car power was between gasoline, steam and electricity.... the gasoline providers won....

THE ORIGINAL CARTOON PUBLISHED IN 1911, ABOUT AN INTERNATIONAL MOTOR SHOW, HAS BEEN MODIFIED BY GUS TO MODERN STANDARDS.... IT WAS NOT SO MUCH ABOUT WHICH TYPE OF PROPULSION TO REPLACE HORSES, BUT ABOUT ANNOYING MECHANICAL TROUBLES AS THE SALESMAN WAS UNDER THE CAR FIXING SOMETHING GONE WRONG, PUZZLING THE FARMER WHY A COUPLE OF LEGS WERE PROPPING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE.... BUT THE FLAGS ARE TELLING ABOUT THE ALREADY FIERCE COMPETITION BETWEEN CAR MAKERS: ENGLAND, AMERICA, JAPAN, FRANCE, ETC....

BUT AS WE KNOW, DESPITE THE OIL BARONS, THERE WERE CAR MAKERS TRYING TO SELL ELECTRIC CARS AND STEAM ENGINE CARS (STANLEY'S IN THE USA). NOWADAYS, THE ELECTRIC CARS HAVE BECOME MORE PREVALENT AND THE FRENCH ARE FUMING ABOUT CHINESE ELECTRIC CARS EXPORT....

https://www.politico.eu/article/france-breton-eu-chief-hit-back-against-chinese-electric-vehicles/

 

FREE JULIAN ASSANGE NOW..............

 

original toon....