Grinnell (automobile)
The Grinnell was an electric car manufactured in Detroit, Michigan by the Grinnell Electric Car Company from 1910 to 1913. The Grinnell was a five-seater closed coupe that sat on a 8 ft (2.4 m) wheelbase. The company claimed to have a 90-mile (140 km) range per charge. The vehicle cost $2,800 (equivalent to $91,560 in 2023).[1] By contrast, Ford Model F of 1905 and the Enger 40 were both US$2000,[2] the FAL was US$1750,[2] the Oakland 40 US$1600,[3] and the Cole 30[2] and Colt Runabout US$1500.[4]
Grinnell Electrics were produced from 1912 to 1915. Originally a joint venture with Phipps. After 1915 Grinnell Bros. decided to focus on the musical instrument business, which began in Ann Arbor in 1879.
See also
Other Early Electric Vehicles
- American Electric
- Argo Electric
- Babcock Electric Carriage Company
- Berwick
- Binghamton Electric
- Buffalo Electric
- Century
- Columbia Automobile Company
- Dayton Electric
- Detroit Electric
- Menominee
- Rauch and Lang
- Riker Electric
References
- ^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
- ^ a b c Clymer, p.104.
- ^ Clymer, p.84.
- ^ Clymer, p.63.
- Clymer, Floyd. Treasury of Early American Automobiles, 1877-1925. New York: Bonanza Books, 1950.
- Georgano, G.N. (1968). The Complete Encyclopedia of Motorcars, 1885 to Present.
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