1917 Detroit Electric Vs 2014 BMW i3: A Century Of Electric Cars

1917 Detroit Electric Model 68, restored by Donald Davidson  [photo used with permission of EAA]

What a difference a century makes, more or less. The 1917 Detroit Electric Model 68 in these photos was painstakingly restored over a period of years by owner Donald Davidson, who is only the car’s third owner in 98 years. It’s shown with Electric Auto Association board member Chris Neff’s 2014 BMW i3 REx, which may be able to out-accelerate the… …read more