Everything Old is New again -- even Electric Cars

kennyc · 10-14-2011, 08:14 PM

Meet the Roberts electric car. Built in 1896, it gets a solid 40 miles to the charge — exactly the mileage Chevrolet advertises for the Volt — the much-touted $31,645 electric car General Motors CEO Dan Akerson called “not a step forward, but a leap forward.”

The executives at Chevrolet can rest easy for now. Since the Roberts was constructed in an age before Henry Ford’s mass production, the 115-year-old electric car is one of a kind.

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http://dailycaller.com/2011/10/14/11...#ixzz1anVg99RE

RainingLemur · 10-14-2011, 10:00 PM

Wow. That's pretty impressive. Chevy is finally playing catch-up!

The Terminator · 10-14-2011, 10:02 PM

The P&R forum has a thread like this.

Chevy took awhile to catch up.

Sweetpea · 11-11-2011, 04:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kennyc

Meet the Roberts electric car. Built in 1896, it gets a solid 40 miles to the charge — exactly the mileage Chevrolet advertises for the Volt — the much-touted $31,645 electric car General Motors CEO Dan Akerson called “not a step forward, but a leap forward.”

The executives at Chevrolet can rest easy for now. Since the Roberts was constructed in an age before Henry Ford’s mass production, the 115-year-old electric car is one of a kind.

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http://dailycaller.com/2011/10/14/11...#ixzz1anVg99RE

Only 40 miles!?!?! According to a Dutch site it can go 1030km on a charge... (the Volt, that is...)

Edit: might somebody have overlooked a "6"? As 1030km = 640 miles...

The Terminator · 11-12-2011, 11:27 PM

That is with a full tank of Gas as well. Very misleading when it says you get that much per charge and doesn't mention that it will only go 40m on electricity alone.

10-14-2011, 08:14 PM	#1
kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,897 Karma: 119230421 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2; Kindle Fire	Everything Old is New again -- even Electric Cars Meet the Roberts electric car. Built in 1896, it gets a solid 40 miles to the charge — exactly the mileage Chevrolet advertises for the Volt — the much-touted $31,645 electric car General Motors CEO Dan Akerson called “not a step forward, but a leap forward.” The executives at Chevrolet can rest easy for now. Since the Roberts was constructed in an age before Henry Ford’s mass production, the 115-year-old electric car is one of a kind. ..... http://dailycaller.com/2011/10/14/11...#ixzz1anVg99RE

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RainingLemur Spork Connoisseur Posts: 2,355 Karma: 16780603 Join Date: Mar 2011 Device: Nook Color	Wow. That's pretty impressive. Chevy is finally playing catch-up!

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The Terminator Retired Posts: 2,552 Karma: 37638420 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Vancouver Island Canada Device: Kobo Touch, Optimus One (2.3), Nexus 7 (4.2)	The P&R forum has a thread like this. Chevy took awhile to catch up.

11-12-2011, 11:27 PM	#5
The Terminator Retired Posts: 2,552 Karma: 37638420 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Vancouver Island Canada Device: Kobo Touch, Optimus One (2.3), Nexus 7 (4.2)	That is with a full tank of Gas as well. Very misleading when it says you get that much per charge and doesn't mention that it will only go 40m on electricity alone.

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