Question

select the best evidence to support the statement that the first electric cars had several drawbacks.

in the late 1800s there was a race to invent the \horseless carriage.\...coal was too heavy to use for fuel, so people tried other things, including natural gas, gunpowder, and something we now think of as modern: batteries. for a while, batteries seemed to be the answer—by 1897 new york city had a fleet of electric taxis, and in 1899 the world land-speed record of 68 miles per hour (109 kilometers per hour) was set in an electric car. but the batteries were heavy and cumbersome relative to the power they supplied, and they burned out if you tried to go too fast.

Explanation:

The text states that the first electric cars had drawbacks. The key evidence is the description of the batteries being heavy and cumbersome relative to the power they supplied and burning out if driven too fast. This directly shows the limitations (drawbacks) of the first - generation electric cars.

Answer:

"But the batteries were heavy and cumbersome relative to the power they supplied, and they burned out if you tried to go too fast."