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The EV1 was the first mass-produced electric car to be offered to the public There were ~30,000 electric cars around at the start of the 20th century, so I’m n
by robin_reala 11mo ago
The EV1 was the first mass-produced electric car to be offered to the public
There were ~30,000 electric cars around at the start of the 20th century, so I’m not sure this holds up.
- xattt 11mo ago^ modern-day, post-war, computerized
- nocoiner 11mo agoWasn’t the Model T the first mass-produced automobile? Wouldn’t surprise me if the early 20th century electric cars were basically handbuilt by dozens or even hundreds of different manufacturers.
- bryanlarsen 11mo agoThe Model T is the first assembly line produced automobile. Mass production significantly predates the Model T. Generally, the production of guns in France in 1765 using standardized parts is generally considered the first mass produced item.
- dboreham 11mo agoDang. I thought it was the British Navy pulley blocks.
- infecto 11mo agoWhich of those 30k was mass produced? The model t was seen as the first mass produced vehicle. I think when it obtained that classification it was producing around 200k annually.
- robin_reala 11mo agoEV1 had 1,117 units produced according to Wiki, so I guess any model of those 30k with more than that would count. Edit: apparently Columbia built 1,937 electric cars in 1904 alone according to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbia_(automobile_brand). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbia_(automobile_brand).
- infecto 11mo agoThe answer is probably more in the middle in that mass produced places more emphasis on the standardization. I imagine those Columbia cars were not build on an assembly line.
- chiffre01 11mo agoPlus according to this the Detroit Electric Sold 13,000 units between 1907 to 1939 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detroit_Electric https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detroit_Electric