🚗 Automotive 1d ago · Stephen Edelstein

This 1918 Detroit Electric Is Powered by Modern Batteries, And It Actually Works

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This 1918 Detroit Electric Is Powered by Modern Batteries, And It Actually Works
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Electric cars present some challenges in a world built around internal combustion, and I’m not just talking about the lack of public charging stations or an auto industry that’s afraid of change. EVs have existed almost as long as the car itself, but while an engine can be rebuilt, there’s not much you can do with century-old batteries.



The owner of this 1918 Detroit Electric Model 75B Brougham coupe—one of the lots at Mecum’s 2026 Monterey Car Week auction—got around

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