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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Re:I've got a better idea by Anonymous Coward · 2008-03-17 07:01 · Score: -1, Troll

Actually, if you look at the specs, the 100 year old electric car has close to the performance of the modern electric car. Kind of makes you wonder about all those shiny-faced Californians who think they can just legislate new technology into existance, doesn't it ? Maybe GM killed the EV-1 because THEY SUCK.