Electrics and Hybrids at The Henry Ford

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Electricity, alone and as a supplement to gasoline, has a long history as an automobile power source.

Omega Electric Motors Catalog, "Zero Gallons Per Mile," 1980

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T-Shirt, "Give Mother Nature a Break, Drive a CitiCar," circa 1975

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1901 Columbia Victoria - 4

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1980 Comuta-Car Electric Runabout - 5

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1914 Detroit Electric Model 47 Brougham, Personal Car of Clara Ford - 3

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1916 Woods Dual-Power Hybrid Coupe - 5

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1910 Baker Electrics Advertisement, "The Social Prestige of the Baker Electric"

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Sales Catalog for 1899 Waverley Electric Motor Vehicles made by the Indiana Bicycle Company

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"Electric Automobile Charging Stations in New York City and Vicinity," with Maps, Second Edition, August 1923

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Sales Catalog for Detroit Electric, "Society's Town Car," 1914

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Advertisement from LIFE Magazine for 1910 Detroit Electric Car, "This Battery Will Outwear Your Car"

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1922 Detroit Electric Coupe - 1

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2002 Toyota Prius Sedan - 6

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1896 Riker Electric Tricycle - 5

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1997 General Motors EV1 Electric Coupe - 3

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"Who Killed the Electric Car?" DVD, 2006

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1900 Wood Electric Truck - 3

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1901 Baker Electric Runabout

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Edison Electric Runabout, circa 1889

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1912 Baker Electric Victoria, Used by Five First Ladies of the United States

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2009 Ford Focus Electric Promotional Vehicle - 1

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1901 Riker Torpedo Race Car

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Manual for Converting from Internal Combustion to an Electric Vehicle, "Convert It," 1993

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Comuta-Car Sales Leaflet, "I'm Comuta-Car" 1980-1982

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Henney Kilowatt Catalog, "The New Electric Powered Automobile," circa 1960 - 1

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1915 Owen Magnetic Touring Car

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