This 1918 EV Had 42 Batteries And More Range Than A 2011 Leaf
THE SO WHAT
A 1918 Detroit Electric with ~80 miles of range versus the 2011 Leaf’s 73 miles is a useful corrective—range wasn’t the historical bottleneck, cost and convenience were. For today’s EV builders, that points the roadmap toward charging experience, price, and incentives over chasing marginal range gains.
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