Was I the First Adopter of Electric Vehicles on this Forum?

[mawnansmiff]

I just dug out this photograph of me taken at my Grandmother's in Sussex when I guess I was aged about 5 or 6? If I recall it operated on a 12v car battery under the bonnet (hood) and there was always another on charge.

Wow did I love that little car, no brakes, just a go pedal and it went just above walking pace I believe.

I was born December 1961 so it would have been taken circa 1966-7 so can anyone here beat that?



Jay.

 

[kcghost]

Well, I sure can't and I'm 77.

 

[warren]

Not I!

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

Likely not. But I own one now, a Cadillac Lyriq. Very enjoyable vehicle to drive.

 

[LotusEater]

Wow! You were way ahead of the curve. I’d bet that half of UK households didn’t have a petrol car back in 66 and you already had an electric one. “Early adopter”

Great photo by the way.

 

[karam]

Wouldn’t such a toy cost about as much as a small castle back then?

 

[simong]

What was your nickname at school Jay, Stirling Moss?!

Can't beat that I'm afraid, I wasn't born until 72.

Love it!
No gloves, helmet, seat belt & no brakes! Makes an englishman proud.

I did have the pleasure(?) of cruising round town in a Sinclair C5 when they first came out in the 80's. My dad had to sign wright one for a client of his. When he locked up and disappeared to the pub, I unlocked his workshop and 'had it away' for an hour or so. Lol

 

[Flatfish]

I have driven an electric car in the past. But my dad had to put 10 pence into the slot to make it go.
Other than that, I'm sticking to petrol and diesel.

 

[Flatfish]

I did have the pleasure(?) of cruising round town in a Sinclair C5 when they first came out in the 80's. My dad had to sign wright one for a client of his. When he locked up and disappeared to the pub, I unlocked his workshop and 'had it away' for an hour or so. Lol

Sinclair C5 in traffic? No thanks.

 

[TheIronMonkey]

Jay, I had an awesome pedal car, but nothing so fancy with a car battery. The best I could claim that ran on juice would be electric slot cars in the ’60s, but nothing I could sit in.

 

[sablebrush52]

I built my own car when I was 9. A trash can for the hood, wood for the frame, a bicycle seat, a rope for steering, feet for braking, and a whole lot of hope when I took off down a hill.

 

[georged]

I built my own car when I was 9. A trash can for the hood, wood for the frame, a bicycle seat, a rope for steering, feet for braking, and a whole lot of hope when I took off down a hill.

 

[Sig]

No I cannot beat that.
But, I did have a "Green Machine" in the late 70s.
I was pretty hot stuff AND eco-friendly!

 

[ssjones]

You must have inspired Nigel Mansell to sport the Red 5!

 

[jpmcwjr]

All my early vehicles were of the U-push-it variety!

At the same time I had an earlier first hand intro to electric vehicles. The vegetable vendor had an electric vehicle and would make house calls in 1950. (!) It looked more like a horse carriage than anything today. Didn't last long, probably he died, as he was ancient in my eyes back then,

 

[Non-Mentholated Black Man]

You were living like the Jetsons, while I was relegated to the Flintstones.

 

[georged]

It says "Radio Flyer" which makes it an airplane. (It either has retractable wings w/a hidden activation switch, or the wings rusted off.)

Either way, that's livin' large, not "relegated to the Flintstones." (Fred, Wilma, Betty, and Barney didn't have radios back then, either.)

 

[mawnansmiff]

Sinclair C5 in traffic? No thanks.

I saw one of those in Camborne once, your backside is about 6 inches from the road!

And to think, folk actually bought hem

Jay.

 

[AJL67]

Likely not. But I own one now, a Cadillac Lyriq. Very enjoyable vehicle to drive.

Hippie

 

[scloyd]

No I cannot beat that.
But, I did have a "Green Machine" in the late 70s.
I was pretty hot stuff AND eco-friendly!
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My neighbor/friend (76 yo) across the street had one of these Green Machines in the attic of his garage...his daughters rode it around back in the day. Last summer he gave it to my grandsons. They love it.