100-Year-Old Electric Car Design Makes a Comeback

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Monday March 17, 2008 @04:54AM from the they-do-make-em-like-they-used-to dept.

CNet's Green Tech Blog is reporting that Detroit Electric plans to release a small number of cars based around a car designed nearly 100 years ago. Detroit Electric is a joint venture between Santa Rosa, CA-based electric transportation specialist, Zap and China's Youngman motors. "Back in 1917, a Detroit Electric cost anywhere from $1,775 to $2,375--in other words, fit for the proletarian or plutocrat. The cars could go 65 miles to 100 miles on a battery charge, but only go at speeds ranging from 6 miles per hour to 25 mph."

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First by Anonymous Coward · 2008-03-17 04:57 · Score: -1, Offtopic

first!!!
Re:Why no go back to horses sometime? by Auraiken · 2008-03-17 05:56 · Score: 0, Offtopic

MANBEARPIG! IM SERIAL GUYZ!
Queen had it right by Linux_ho · 2008-03-17 06:56 · Score: -1, Offtopic

I want to ride my bicycle
I want to ride my bike
I want to ride my bicycle
I want to ride it where I like

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