ASSURAS] It seems people have been searching for an alternative to oil-based fuels for practically the entire history of the automobile, and especially in times of need. Here's the view from 1940, in this energyTHEN.

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[MAN] How time flies. With wartime and petrol rationing again, here's a car that doesn't need gas at all. It runs on juice. And how it can run -- round and round and round and round. Okay, driver, we come out here. The design of this all-electric is as modern as tomorrow, and won't women drivers go for it in a big way. Look how easy it is to park. There's only one front wheel, and it can be swung into a close-fitting curb in less than no time.

[ASSURAS] Edward and Don Both, brothers from Australia, invented that car, hence the name. The Both Electric was used mainly for deliveries and essential transports.