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		interestica on March 30, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Voltswagen of America So we have car companies who can trace their names to Alessandro Volta and Nikola Tesla. Up for grabs: André-Marie Ampère? Faraday? Edison?

mdelias on March 30, 2021 | [–]

https://www.evfaraday.com/

decafninja on March 30, 2021 | | [–]

Faraday and Edison is already taken. See: Faraday Futures, Edison Motors

amelius on March 30, 2021 | | [–]

Maxwell

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxwell_automobile

Interesting:

> Maxwell was one of the first car companies to market specifically to women.

hinkley on March 30, 2021 | | [–]

Maxwell should produce an electric motorcycle called the Demon.

ignoranceprior on March 30, 2021 | | [–]

Watt? Joule?

js8 on March 30, 2021 | [–]

Henry Ford!

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