Just realized my what-if scenario about electric cars in the 1800s is complete!

Tessa Mason · 2026-02-25T13:10:29.081235+00:00

It's wild to think how our cities might look different today.

What if we never laid all those train tracks and built charging stations instead? Cities would be totally built around cars from the start.

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Ever try living in a car-first city? Honestly, focusing on building a walkable downtown first made a huge difference for my town.

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Old streetcar maps are lowkey genius for planning.

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Guess my brain short-circuits trying to picture horses waiting at charging stations... maybe that's why I failed history class.

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