This Day in History: Ford builds the first Model T., August 12
Tuesday, August 12th, 2008
On August 12, 1908, Henry Ford introduces the mass-produced and gasoline-powered Model T, which will have a profound effect on the U.S. automobile market, and ultimately the electric car’s downfall. Take a trip with NOW on PBS as they travel down a timeline on the “Life and Death of the Electric Car,” and find out more about why the electric car slipped off the road. Watch the film “Who Killed the Electric Car” here.(Originally aired on 6/9/06.)
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