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New Ford 'Lectric car? (1/7)
1/25/12 2:16pm

Adams' Apple

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Well...not really. It's actually an OLD Ford 'lectric car...from 1967!
Ya'll think the "Smart" car am small? It's a Lincoln compared to this thing! :smilie_happy:

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Re: New Ford 'Lectric car? (2/7)
1/25/12 7:07pm

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A little later Ford bought out an electric car company in Norway. They scarfed up the technology and then shutdown the company. Walked past the old plant the last time I was in Trondheim.

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Re: New Ford 'Lectric car? (3/7)
1/26/12 12:30am

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I dont know but that model has great wheels (legs)

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Re: New Ford 'Lectric car? (4/7)
1/26/12 12:55am

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Yes those wheels are nice. Back to the car it about the size of a small golf cart or some of the cars I see in Japan. That is kind of interesting Ford history. Did they actually ever make any as a Ford plant?

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Re: New Ford 'Lectric car? (5/7)
1/26/12 9:12am

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The video says they made 2...at least at that time, they had two of them. It really IS just basically a golf cart with an enclosed body. It's just neat that the 'lectric car thing has been around way longer than most people think. Of course, technology has progressed far beyond what was available back in '67...now the hybrid/'lectrics are full scale autos, with all of the conveniences we expect these days.

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Re: New Ford 'Lectric car? (6/7)
1/26/12 5:56pm

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If memory serves electric cars have been around for about 100 years. Saw a couple at the museum in Reno and also a couple in a museum in Maine.

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Re: New Ford 'Lectric car? (7/7)
1/27/12 3:31pm

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Agree with rraider1.

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