A lot people think electric cars are relatively new, but that is not remotely close to the case. Prior to World War I, they were actually pretty well-liked and a lot of the basic principles of how the work hasn't changed a bit. An example of one of the most well-liked brands, a 1910 Detroit Electric Model D, is heading up for auction soon.
Very little of an improvement
To get a consumer to buy brand new stuff, advertising businesses really stress that better technology is better than old technology. It is one of the things people want you to believe.
Take the case of electric vehicles. The Nissan Leaf, for example, is hailed as a modern technological marvel, but electric automobiles were, believe it or not, around before the first World War. Not only that, but some from that era had a greater electric range.
At the classic vehicle auction in Arizona, the Barrett-Jackson auction will be selling off a 1910 Detroit Electric Model D made by Detroit Electric. The vehicle had a 100-mile range at the time, according to the Daily Mail, which is better than some of our electrics.
Not the fastest vehicle
When compared to 1900, it seems like we are doing pretty negative, according to CNET. Back then, 28 percent of automobiles on the road were electric. Today, less than one percent is electric. Back then, people had a charger at home they used to charge the battery. The battery was used in electric and gasoline automobiles, and it would power the motor. The vehicles were easier and quieter than gas-cars back then, so people liked them.
Various companies produced them, of which Detroit Electric was just one, though they were among the most popular. Apart from a public endorsement from Thomas Edison, they sold about 20,000 automobiles between 1907 and 1939, according to The Truth About Automobiles.
Not the fastest automobile
The automobiles could only go 25 miles per hour and had a range of 100 miles per charge. They also looked like a horse buggy with headlights, making them pretty simple.
Automobiles at the time, though, were a wealthy person's toy and the Detroit Electric Model D, according to the Daily Mail, cost about $2,400 at the time, roughly about $135,000, a bit more than one would pay for, say, a brand new Nissan GT-R at a Nissan dealer in Everett, WA., or wherever they have one on the lot. Detroit Electric even had a network of charging stations in 8 cities, where owners could pull in and plug in.
In 2009, a group in the Netherlands worked with vehicle company Proton to create a Detroit Electric contemporary version of the automobile. They sold for around $25,000 in China and Europe, but the business does not exist anymore. The Model D in question will sell between $70,000 and $80,000, more than likely.
Very little of an improvement
To get a consumer to buy brand new stuff, advertising businesses really stress that better technology is better than old technology. It is one of the things people want you to believe.
Take the case of electric vehicles. The Nissan Leaf, for example, is hailed as a modern technological marvel, but electric automobiles were, believe it or not, around before the first World War. Not only that, but some from that era had a greater electric range.
At the classic vehicle auction in Arizona, the Barrett-Jackson auction will be selling off a 1910 Detroit Electric Model D made by Detroit Electric. The vehicle had a 100-mile range at the time, according to the Daily Mail, which is better than some of our electrics.
Not the fastest vehicle
When compared to 1900, it seems like we are doing pretty negative, according to CNET. Back then, 28 percent of automobiles on the road were electric. Today, less than one percent is electric. Back then, people had a charger at home they used to charge the battery. The battery was used in electric and gasoline automobiles, and it would power the motor. The vehicles were easier and quieter than gas-cars back then, so people liked them.
Various companies produced them, of which Detroit Electric was just one, though they were among the most popular. Apart from a public endorsement from Thomas Edison, they sold about 20,000 automobiles between 1907 and 1939, according to The Truth About Automobiles.
Not the fastest automobile
The automobiles could only go 25 miles per hour and had a range of 100 miles per charge. They also looked like a horse buggy with headlights, making them pretty simple.
Automobiles at the time, though, were a wealthy person's toy and the Detroit Electric Model D, according to the Daily Mail, cost about $2,400 at the time, roughly about $135,000, a bit more than one would pay for, say, a brand new Nissan GT-R at a Nissan dealer in Everett, WA., or wherever they have one on the lot. Detroit Electric even had a network of charging stations in 8 cities, where owners could pull in and plug in.
In 2009, a group in the Netherlands worked with vehicle company Proton to create a Detroit Electric contemporary version of the automobile. They sold for around $25,000 in China and Europe, but the business does not exist anymore. The Model D in question will sell between $70,000 and $80,000, more than likely.
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