The Grinnell was an electric car manufactured in Detroit, Michigan by the Grinnell Electric Car Company from 1910-13. 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. By contrast, Ford Model F of 1905 and the Enger 40 were both US$2000,[1] the FAL was US$1750,[1] the Oakland 40 US$1600,[2] and the Cole 30[1] and Colt Runabout US$1500.[3]
Grinnell Electrics were produced from 1912-15. 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
- List of defunct United States automobile manufacturers
- History of the electric vehicle
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
- 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.