A whole century before the world came to love—and/or hate—Tesla vehicles and the electric car craze they ushered, an automobile titan of the industry and one of the greatest minds to ever live collaborated to revolutionize the newly budding automobile industry. The development of a Ford-Edison electric car by Thomas Edison and Henry Ford sure makes a great what-if story. Yet, it's that much better because it very nearly was reality.

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