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498. In the 1890s, the Best-Selling Car Was … Electric

Freakonomics Radio

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The Next War Will Be Fought Over Water

People have been predicting for a very long time that the next war will be fought over water. We're also at the point now where electric batteries basically are starting to outlast cars. That makes sharing of cars much more feasible, because you can have a higher utilization rate of a car during the day office. I mean, we're talking not only transportation and energy, but given the demand for oil, we're also talking about geo politics and war, etceteetctera. But it's mayly the taller, so you have to worry about that.

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