Edison persuaded Ford to make EV's. Here's a quote from Ford to the New York Times, in January of 1914:
"Within a year, I hope, we shall begin the manufacture of an electric automobile...We are satisfied now that the way is clear to success. The problem so far has been to build a storage battery of light weight which would operate for long distances without recharging. Mr. Edison has been experimenting with such a battery for some time."
Kinda seems like we've come full circle today.
I need to correct myself - too many dates to keep track of in my head. The first service station made its debut in 1907. Gas stations were around earlier - any business that sold gas back then, from general stores to blacksmiths, was a gas station.
“The first service station made its debut in 1907.”
First Drive-In Service Station
Although Standard Oil will claim a Seattle, Washington, station of 1907, and others argue about one in St. Louis two years earlier, most agree that when “Good Gulf Gasoline” went on sale, Gulf Refining Company opened America’s first true drive-in service station.
The motoring milestone took place at the corner of Baum Boulevard and St. Clair Street in downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on December 1, 1913. Unlike earlier simple curbside gasoline filling stations, an architect purposefully designed the pagoda-style brick facility offered free air, water, crankcase service, and tire and tube installation.
https://aoghs.org/transportation/first-gas-pump-and-service-stations/