1980 Comuta-Car Electric Runabout
Artifact
Automobile
Date Made
1980
Summary
The Comuta-Car, and its predecessor the CitiCar, were electric cars designed for limited use in cities. Sharp increases in gasoline prices in the 1970s persuaded some 4,000 people to buy the tiny vehicles. But every time the price of fuel spiked, it always fell again, and demand for specialized urban electrics always fell along with it. Will the time for such cars ever come?
Creators
Place of Creation
Object ID
2006.84.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Strong National Museum of Play.
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1980 Comuta-Car Electric Runabout
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