Basic Electric History, Acquisitions, Products, & Details
GE engineer Douglas Gruber, one of the engineers involved with GE’s electric auto project of the 1970s, examines the battery trolley underneath the GE 100 electric auto. The vehicle made use of 18 modified batteries to provide 75 miles per charge on the highway or 40 miles per charge in the city. GE’s GE100 electric car or truck with the hood open, showing the motor and other electrical elements. Poorly timed acquisitions and some execution missteps brought on debt to…