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We could have had nice electric cars like 10 or even 20 years earlier if legislation had limited normal cars to something reasonable like 40 horsepower / 30 kW. (yeah go on and tell me about your family of 9 that needs to go up a 20% incline in strong headwinds;-)

But no, it ended up being an arms race to have the biggest vehicle on the road.

And ironically most people in those huge contraptions cry about there not being enough parking spaces.