Editor’s Note

Thank heavens Robert E. Petersen had the forethought to call this magazine Motor Trend when he founded it back in 1949, as the age of electric, motor-driven vehicles is finally upon us. Again.

EV 1.0 emerged shortly after the automobile itself, in the late 1800s. Back then the question was open as to what technology should power the newfangled horseless carriage—steam boilers, gas engines, or electric motors. By the time arrived, the decision had been