The World’s First Modern Electric Car
Who knows that the first modern electric car came from the Henney Motors Company? This vehicle is the 1959 Henney Kilowatt. The classic car is compared to today’s more recent battery electric vehicles such as the EV1 from General Motors.
The creation of the first electronic car also contributed to the development of the modern electric hybrid cars you see today. Isn’t that very amazing?
The company gave the Kilowatt a 36-volt system of 18 sequential 2-volt batteries. The first electric car can run in a speed of 40 mph when fully charged. However, the company finds it very impractical. So as to solve this problem, they built the Eureka Williams in 1960 which was a 72 volt system and this amount of power comes from its 12 sequential batteries. In 1960, the Kilowatt was also revamped to have the capacity to reach 60 mph on a single charge.
GM took its concept from the Henney Kilowatt and was able to produce its own EV1 which came out in 1996. The production of this GM vehicle ended on 1999. Like the Henney Kilowatt, EV1 is also a two-door, two-seat electric car. GM was able to release 800 units of EV1 out of about 1100 produced. The car is available in California and Arizona and could only be serviced at designate Saturn retailers.
I wonder if these cars have its powertrain and fuel parts as well…
Well, I am only kidding… Of course, I know the answer to that.
