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[–] kSPvhmTOlwvMd7Y7E@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I would love to know the power capacity & range for these cars

[–] Yaky@slrpnk.net 20 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago) (1 children)

The cars were advertised as reliably getting 80 miles (130 km) between battery recharging, although in one test a Detroit Electric ran 211.3 miles (340.1 km) on a single charge. Top speed was only about 20 mph (32 km/h), but this was considered adequate for driving within city or town limits at the time.

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[–] dejected_warp_core@lemmy.world 3 points 3 hours ago

Considering what roads were like at the time, and how far most people were from other things, 80 miles round-trip is plenty.

Heck, that's plenty nowadays for a lot of people.