Assertion: electric car | /r/AtLocation | late 19th century
Facets:
value: until advances in internal combustion engines
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: Electric cars were popular in the late 19th century and early 20th century, until advances in internal combustion engines, electric starters in particular, and mass production of cheaper petrol (gasoline) and diesel vehicles led to a decline in the use of electric drive vehicles.