Electric Car 1914 Detroit Electric

Watch this working Detroit Electric drive out of the Edison Ex. and on the street.
Owned by Union College, and formally owned by Wizard of Schenectady Charles Steinmetz.

• Category

  Science & Technology

[Stephen Anselmino]

What was the song that you guys used in this video?

[EdisonExploratorium]

Its generic royalty-free music from a big collection sold to video editors, so no particular title.

[sylvur]

Go torrent the movie "Who killed the electric car". Why torrent? BECAUSE YOUR SHITTY US GOVERNMENT HAS BANNED THAT MOVIE ON DVD CAUSE IT SHOWS THE TRUTH ABOUT HOW THE US GOVERNMENT KILLS ELECTRONIC CARS CAUSE THEY WANNA SELL OIL!

It's freaking sad... I'm glad I'm canadian. I'd hate living in a Government that doesn't give two shits about population and only cares about greed and being millionaires off oil!

[EdisonExploratorium]

Actually it still sells and is on Amazon.com, the US government is no different than any other major economic power's government, travel outside the "north american bubble" and you will find problems everywhere. but first you may want to try Quebec, a tiny government of 300 power elite families that own everything from Seagrams to Quebec toxic strip mining and logging interests...

[Sam Vekemans]

I bet it will by 2014 ... 100 years later that every other car on the road will be pure electric. ... I hope so :) ... anything is possible :)

[TheHugMonster]

ug, its because they are simply not practical if electric were easier to sell then we'd be bombing someone for lead plates and acid, its not banned just not interesting, God killed the electric car not the U.S. government

also this car is built and operates suspiciously like a modern electric golf cart, being a golf cart mechanic Ive worked this exact car its actually a clever replica built for show as its safer then its ethanol counterpart, kinda stupid as neither one has brakes like the car

[Quex01]

Ever wonder why we have tiny cell phones using 0.3 to 2 watts of electricity capable to talk ours without recharging and they still are unable to mass produce electric veichles or any other cheap energy source? Because we have economy based on total power monopoly of international oil companies and banks. By creating artificial oil crises they can suck dry almost any country they like.

[jcorlett1881]

The vehicle had no ability to recharge itself.

[lupabuatchannel]

I Really Like The Video From Your Electric Car 1914 Detroit Electric

[willamricard]

Your Video Is Very Useful Sharing Watch this working Detroit Electric drive out of the Edison Ex. and on the street. 

[Jason Lowrey]

Unbelievable how back in 1914 they realized the advantage of electric cars...yet we still drive gas powered cars today.

[johnson1095]

Actually, they just showed it on Planet Green