18 of the coolest, weirdest, and most important electric cars of all time - Network World
Though most people today consider the electric car to be a modern phenomenon, electric cars actually date all the way back to the 1800s. While some of the first electric car models were rather crude, both in appearance and in function, there was... Of course, everything changed once Henry Ford introduced the Model T, an event which would usher in the eventual downfall of the electric car. Here is a look back at electric cars, past, present and future. Introduced in 1974, the CitiCar electric car was developed by a company called Sebring-Vanguard. Designed to be a no-frills car, the Citicar lacked many of the traditional creature comforts that were found in cars at the time. This car is significant because it was the first mass-produced electric car to come from a major auto maker. It was a 2-seater, and though customers seemed to like the car, GM found the electric segment to be unprofitable and axed it in 1999. However, GM did produce a gen 2 in 1999, and it remained in production until 2003. The Nissan Altra is notable... It was discontinued in 2001, but its use of lithium ion batteries set the stage for future electric cars down. Source: www.networkworld.com
