http://www.post-gazette.com/life/my-generation/2016/02/11/Let-s-learn-from-the-past-Westinghouse-electric-car/stories/201602110013 Let's learn from the past: Westinghouse electric car February 11, 2016 Brady Smith
While hybrid and electric cars are the wave of the future, their roots go back more than 100 years. During the mid-1800s, inventors first built crude electric-powered carriages. By the early 1900s, electric cars outsold all other types of cars in the U.S. until Henry Ford introduced the mass-produced gasoline-powered Model T in 1908. Production of electric vehicles declined around 1920 due to the cars’ lack of horsepower and the ready availability of gasoline. In 1966, Congress introduced early bills recommending the use of electric vehicles as a means of reducing air pollution. One year later, the Westinghouse Electric Corp. manufactured a special electric vehicle intended to be used as a “city-friendly” vehicle with a compact size. The 1967 Westinghouse Markette electric car featured 12 conventional six-volt lead-acid batteries that allowed the car to drive for 50 miles. Using a built-in battery charger featuring a retractable 12-foot cord that plugged into a standard 110-volt AC outlet, it took about eight hours to fully recharge the batteries. The two-seater car had a 25 mph cruising speed. While the car was innovative, it never made it into production during the “bigger is better” car trend of the 1960s. Visitors to the Heinz History Center’s new Visible Storage Gallery can see an original 1967 Westinghouse Markette electric car, owned by former Westinghouse CEO Donald Burnham. For more information, visit www.heinzhistorycenter.org. [© post-gazette.com] https://plus.google.com/116145835779774488421/posts/btUkScdEw21 in balance by design Jan 25, 2012 [image https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-xAqZqRdPTRM/TyDUvLux9UI/AAAAAAAAACc/2fxiG-2bDgM/w530-h299-p/1967%2BWestinghouseMarketteElectricCar.jpg Love this groovy 1967 Westinghouse Markette Electric Car at the Heinz History Center. :-) ] ... [image http://cache2.asset-cache.net/gc/166706122-markette-the-electric-car-of-westinghouse-gettyimages.jpg?v=1&c=IWSAsset&k=2&d=GkZZ8bf5zL1ZiijUmxa7QRQf2IoCZ7hgQZrZBHfHgnT447v25htdxIkFHCZoU%2fggl70k3VtFQoaRhMQNz%2f4NKQ%3d%3d Markette, The Electric Car Of Westinghouse. Aux Etats-Unis, en septembre 1967, présentation de la Markette, une petite voiture électrique de la marque Westinghouse, une femme faisant le plein d'électricité en branchant le fil électrique de la voiture à une prise, à l'extérieur. ] For EVLN EV-newswire posts use: http://evdl.org/evln/ {brucedp.150m.com} -- View this message in context: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-Love-the-groovy-1967-Westinghouse-Markette-Electric-Car-r-50mi-tp4680513.html Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
