1900
The electric automobile is in its heyday. Of the 4,192 cars produced in the United States 28 percent are powered by electricity, and electric autos represent about one-third of all cars found on the roads of New York City, Boston, and Chicago.
http://www.pbs.org/now/shows/223/electric-car-timeline.html
But Tesla shoots back at critics claiming the Model 3 is being hand-built.
Jonathan M. Gitlin - 10/9/2017
https://arstechnica.com/cars/2017/10/elon-musk-says-tesla-is…
Same as 1900 and 28% market share. Better than this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcmZ1dof3Qw
but are they really that beautiful? Eye of the beholder.