Charging AMC Gremlin In Seattle (1973)
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From the interweb:
' In 1973, City Light modified an AMC Gremlin to be an electric vehicle prototype. The car was powered by 24 rechargeable six-volt batteries and could run for about 50 miles at highway speeds before needing to be recharged.'
I was wondering if some company was converting Gremlins, but it looks like a one-off.
' In 1973, City Light modified an AMC Gremlin to be an electric vehicle prototype. The car was powered by 24 rechargeable six-volt batteries and could run for about 50 miles at highway speeds before needing to be recharged.'
I was wondering if some company was converting Gremlins, but it looks like a one-off.
Electrical Gremlin.
I was just noticing that--looks like household wiring, the way it bends!
I'm pretty sure that's a Tesla Model 3 Performance, right? 0 to 60 in the 3 second range?
Beautiful...
Beautiful...
At the beginning of the last century we had a electric train service between Seattle and Tacoma. It was called the Interurban. It got torn out in the late twenties or so.
https://www.historylink.org/File/5340
A excerpt from the article;
“The Issaquah Independent reported on January 25, 1900 (when the construction of the line was announced), that Issaquah residents would be able to leave town at 9 o'clock in the morning, travel by road to Renton, take the interurban to Seattle, conduct business there during the day, and return to Issaquah by 9 o'clock that night.”
Funny, today with our modern freeways it still takes the same amount of time.
https://www.historylink.org/File/5340
A excerpt from the article;
“The Issaquah Independent reported on January 25, 1900 (when the construction of the line was announced), that Issaquah residents would be able to leave town at 9 o'clock in the morning, travel by road to Renton, take the interurban to Seattle, conduct business there during the day, and return to Issaquah by 9 o'clock that night.”
Funny, today with our modern freeways it still takes the same amount of time.
Yes, but it is "the good ole days" which weren't
Given the times and the battery technology, the car probably needed to charge overnight anyway. That one hour for $0.25 would have topped the charge a little, not much more.
I had no idea they had electric scooters over a 100 years ago
100 years ago!
When did the first motorized scooter come out?
1913
When Were Electric Scooters Invented? Motorized scooters are as old, if not older, than the first cars. While wooden kick scooters date as far back as the early 1800s, the first motorized scooter designed for adults wasn't developed until 1913. And the finished product wasn't released to the public until 1917.
100 years ago!
When did the first motorized scooter come out?
1913
When Were Electric Scooters Invented? Motorized scooters are as old, if not older, than the first cars. While wooden kick scooters date as far back as the early 1800s, the first motorized scooter designed for adults wasn't developed until 1913. And the finished product wasn't released to the public until 1917.
At the beginning of the last century we had a electric train service between Seattle and Tacoma. It was called the Interurban. It got torn out in the late twenties or so.
https://www.historylink.org/File/5340
A excerpt from the article;
“The Issaquah Independent reported on January 25, 1900 (when the construction of the line was announced), that Issaquah residents would be able to leave town at 9 o'clock in the morning, travel by road to Renton, take the interurban to Seattle, conduct business there during the day, and return to Issaquah by 9 o'clock that night.”
Funny, today with our modern freeways it still takes the same amount of time.
You know, you’re absolutely right, it sure does. However, if you’re taking the freeway, you must bring your own vehicle, insurance, fuel, etc.