Pado tahun 1911, New York Times manyatokan bahwasanyo oto listrik adolah kendaraan "ideal" karano labiah barasiah, labiah haniang, jo labiah himaik daripado oto bensin
Presciently, in 1911, a New York Times article stated that electric cars were "cleaner and quieter" than petrol cars, and that, being the "much more economical" version, they had "long been recognised as the ideal."