The surprisingly long history of electric cars - Daniel Sperling and Gil Tal
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By the end of the 19th century, nearly 40% of American cars were electric. But these vehicles had a few major problems — early car batteries were expensive and inefficient, and the vehicles were twice the price of a gas-powered car. And so for the next several decades, gas-powered cars dominated the market. Can electric cars reclaim their place on the road? Daniel Sperling and Gil Tal investigate.
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Meet The Creators
- Educator
- Gil Tal, Daniel Sperling
- Director
- Lobster Studio
- Narrator
- Jack Cutmore-Scott
- Storyboard Artist
- Miguel Ángel Camprubí
- Animator
- Ralitsa Aleksieva , Teodor Hristov
