Bruce Nunnally Posted February 19, 2010 Report Share Posted February 19, 2010 The National Post has an interesting article Cadillac killed the electric car explaining a popular theory that the electric car originally lost out to its gasoline competitor once Cadillac developed the electric starter. Although I like the logic of this also, by 1912 when Cadillac created the electric starter I believe that the gas powered [...] View the full Blog Post Bruce 2023 Cadillac CT4-V Blackwing Follow me on: Twitter Instagram Youtube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan Posted February 20, 2010 Report Share Posted February 20, 2010 The story I have heard about the electric starter.. Back in the day, a hand crank was used to turn over the engine to start. Thats fine, as long as the engine does not backfire. Injuries from trying to hand crank engines were common. A close friend of Charles Kettering, broke his arm while trying to hand crank a engine. The close friend ended up dying from the arm injury and infection. Hence, Kettering efforts in designing a solution to the problem. The electrical starter. Logan Diagnostic LLC www.airbagcrash.com www.logandieselusa.com www.ledfix.com www.ledfix.com/yukontaillightrepair.html www.ledfix.com/ledreplacements.html www.ledfix.com/j42385toolrental.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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