Rectified

All-electric car in sight says the builder of the world's first electric car. Why did he do it originally all those years ago?:

"I felt that the company required some recognition, because it was totally unknown, No one knew what International Rectifier was. In the early days, I mentioned to one lady that I was a rectifier engineer, and she asked me if that was legal."

94 years old and still with the quips.