I drive a Tesla Model 3 as my daily driver, and jumping straight from a 2019 EV to a 1913 EV was like trying to squeeze a century of automotive history into a frame in which it did not fit. Snippet of a Danish article on the 1913 Detroit Electric featuring this story - courtesy of Jørn Grønkjær I have driven different electric vehicles for half a decade by now, and so much has happened in this market in that short span of time, so this just couldn’t be an actual functional EV more than a century old, could it? Getting a ride in a Ford Model T would probably be much easier to grasp, because, well, I know the controls are very different, but still, it’s just internal combustion right? And you would feel comfortable with the noise and rattling, but no, this thing felt mechanically brand new, no transmission noise, no suspension rattling.
This, happening on the streets of a busy town and not in a museum, just made it that more difficult to comprehend. I knew what kind of technology this was, but I had only read about its origins, not actually experienced it as a working original appliance. However, in this case I really had a hard time projecting what I was perceiving as being part of reality. Terms like “unbelievable” and “incredible” are used much too frequently about things you actually do believe or find credible.
#Warp mymind driver#
The driver and owner Jørn Grønkjær sat there with the controls and drove it, and although it obviously didn’t look brand new due to the exterior and interior being for the most part original, I have driven used cars that were in poorer condition after 10 years of regular use. This thing is so old that in order for me to grasp its existence it should be a static object in a museum that you would be advised not to touch.
I sit in it, I feel it, and yet I don’t understand it. The 1913 Detroit Electricįirst of all, the fact that this vehicle is 108 years old is impossible for me to compute. Recently I had the exquisite pleasure of getting a ride in an original 1913 Detroit Electric car built by the Anderson Electric Car Company, and on several levels it was a surprising experience.
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