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They have emerged for concern about the rapid
increase in oil prices and the need to reduce
greenhouse gas emissions.
The first electric cars were made in the late 19th
and early 20th centuries.
The energy crises of the 1970s and '80s led to a
short-term interest in electric cars, and in the
middle of 2000 renewed interest in the
production of electric cars.