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The 221-year-old company that reinvented itself – 4 times – Big Think (bigthink.com)
2 points by janandonly 29 days ago | hide | past | favorite | 1 comment


I love this quote:

> In 1898, while still producing horse-drawn carriages, they built bodywork for 12 electric vehicles commissioned by Camille Jenatzy, the Belgian race car driver who would soon become the first person to break the 62 mph (100 km/h) land speed record.

I know electric cars have been around for more that 130 years, but recent marketing and sentiment makes it look like it's a brand new development.




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