A buddy of mine mentioned this guy’s deep dive into the story behind lead becoming an unfortunate additive in gas. This first in a series is interesting.
———https://jalopnik.com/a-brief-history-of-gasoline-the-lie-of-leaded-gas-1846790331
This is the first story in a series of stories on the history of gasoline. So far, Jalopnik’s tech coverage has been focused primarily on the emergence, or reemergence of the electric vehicle. One of the primary arguments levied against electric cars and electric charging infrastructure has been that bringing both into the mainstream would take significant investment from private and public actors, and that this has not generally been politically palatable in the United States.
———https://jalopnik.com/a-brief-history-of-gasoline-the-lie-of-leaded-gas-1846790331
This is the first story in a series of stories on the history of gasoline. So far, Jalopnik’s tech coverage has been focused primarily on the emergence, or reemergence of the electric vehicle. One of the primary arguments levied against electric cars and electric charging infrastructure has been that bringing both into the mainstream would take significant investment from private and public actors, and that this has not generally been politically palatable in the United States.
