RE:Fire Sale EV BoltGM was first in modern era to have EV. .Yes Robert Anderson built 1st EV in 1832 but didn't come practical before 1870.1910 In 1890 William Morrison develops 1st EV in US. We saw 1st hybrid, but by 1930's saw huge decline in EV.. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Motors_EV1#:~:text=The%20General%20Motors%20EV1%20was,electric%20vehicle%20from%20the%20outset.