Barrett-Jackson Auction To Feature Detroit Electric Model D
Electric automobiles are really early, as they were being offered well before Henry Ford cooked up the Model T in every color so long as it was black. One such old electric, a Detroit Electric Model D, is reaching an auction in the future.
Barrett promoting a Detroit Electric Model D, which the Leaf is barely a marked improvement upon
Advertising businesses want you to believe that modern technology is significantly better than it was in the past because that is the best way to sell you stuff.
People think electric cars are an excellent invention, such as the Nissan Leaf. The truth is that electric cars have been around since the early 1900s. In fact, some of the electric automobiles from that period were better than the ones we have now.
The Detroit Electric Model D, by Detroit Electric, a subsidiary of the Anderson Electric Car Company, according to the Daily Mail, had a 100-mile range and an example from 1910 is heading for the Barrett-Jackson classic vehicle auction in Scottsdale, Ariz.
Not very quick though
When compared to 1900, it seems like we are doing pretty negative, according to CNET. Back then, 28 percent of vehicles 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 fuel cars, and it would power the motor. The vehicles were easier and quieter than gas-cars back then, so people liked them.
Several companies produced them, of which Detroit Electric was just one, though they were among the most well-liked. Besides a public endorsement from Thomas Edison, they sold about 20,000 vehicles between 1907 and 1939, according to The Truth About Automobiles.
Not much by contemporary standards
By modern standards, they didn't look like much, resembling a horse buggy with headlights stuck on the front. They weren't terribly quick either with a top speed of 25 miles per hour, though few passenger cars were considerably faster than that at the time. It had a maximum range of about 100 miles per charge.
The cost of an automobile back then was outrageous since cars were pretty much just made as toys for wealthy people. It cost a lot more than your average Nissan at a Nissan dealer in Everett. For $2,400, you can get a Detroit Electric Model D. That is the same as $135,000 now, according to the Daily Mail.
In 2009, a group in the Netherlands worked with car business Proton to create a Detroit Electric contemporary version of the vehicle. They sold for around $25,000 in China and Europe, but the company does not exist anymore. The Model D in question will sell between $70,000 and $80,000, more than likely.
Barrett promoting a Detroit Electric Model D, which the Leaf is barely a marked improvement upon
Advertising businesses want you to believe that modern technology is significantly better than it was in the past because that is the best way to sell you stuff.
People think electric cars are an excellent invention, such as the Nissan Leaf. The truth is that electric cars have been around since the early 1900s. In fact, some of the electric automobiles from that period were better than the ones we have now.
The Detroit Electric Model D, by Detroit Electric, a subsidiary of the Anderson Electric Car Company, according to the Daily Mail, had a 100-mile range and an example from 1910 is heading for the Barrett-Jackson classic vehicle auction in Scottsdale, Ariz.
Not very quick though
When compared to 1900, it seems like we are doing pretty negative, according to CNET. Back then, 28 percent of vehicles 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 fuel cars, and it would power the motor. The vehicles were easier and quieter than gas-cars back then, so people liked them.
Several companies produced them, of which Detroit Electric was just one, though they were among the most well-liked. Besides a public endorsement from Thomas Edison, they sold about 20,000 vehicles between 1907 and 1939, according to The Truth About Automobiles.
Not much by contemporary standards
By modern standards, they didn't look like much, resembling a horse buggy with headlights stuck on the front. They weren't terribly quick either with a top speed of 25 miles per hour, though few passenger cars were considerably faster than that at the time. It had a maximum range of about 100 miles per charge.
The cost of an automobile back then was outrageous since cars were pretty much just made as toys for wealthy people. It cost a lot more than your average Nissan at a Nissan dealer in Everett. For $2,400, you can get a Detroit Electric Model D. That is the same as $135,000 now, according to the Daily Mail.
In 2009, a group in the Netherlands worked with car business Proton to create a Detroit Electric contemporary version of the vehicle. They sold for around $25,000 in China and Europe, but the company does not exist anymore. The Model D in question will sell between $70,000 and $80,000, more than likely.
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