Move over , EV Smart Car , here come your granny — the Ford Comuta ! Two test models of the tiny ( 80 column inch long ) galvanising railcar were progress by Ford in 1967 and demo in the U.S. and Britain . Powered by electric battery place in the wheel hubs , the Comuta ’s top speed was a mere 25 miles per hour .
Six months prior to its introduction to the press in 1967 , Ford president Arjay Miller read that electric railway car like the Comuta “ could be uncommitted in five to 10 years . ” According to the New York Times in 1967 ,
The major advantage of any advise electric car is that it yield off no smog - bring about fume . But Detroit carmaker exact improvements in their standard engines will eliminate the fume trouble over the next few twelvemonth .
catch right on that problem , they did . The Times also noted that another “ possibility being considered by Ford is a car that carries an ordinary motor for highway drive and electric motor for city movement”—which of row only hold another 37 years for Ford to make .
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