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The AMC Amitron was an experimental electric subcompact car built in 1967 by American Motors Corporation (AMC) and Gulton Industries.It included many advanced features, including regenerative braking and advanced battery designs, to provide a 150-mile (240 km) range on a single charge.
Accounting all variants, the Citicar had the record for most production of electric cars from an American manufacturer since 1945 until surpassed by the Tesla Model S. [ 1 ] (Note – This is a compilation of CitiCar factory changes from 1974 to 1977; with some Comuta-Car information added.
At the 1990 Los Angeles Auto Show, General Motors President Roger Smith unveiled the GM Impact electric concept car, along with the announcement that GM would build electric cars for sale to the public. From the 1960s to the 1990s, a number of companies made battery electric vehicles converted from existing manufactured models, often using ...
The 1970s weren’t just about disco and bell-bottoms. It was a golden era for cars, particularly luxury cars, machines that didn’t just get you from point A to point B but announced your ...
Check Out: 5 New 2025 Car Models That Last Longer Than You Think and Are Worth the Money. 1970 Cadillac DeVille Convertible. Price: $110,000. Luxury cruising reached its peak with the 1970 ...
The 1990 GM Impact electric concept car. Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, the automobile industry saw little progress in electric car development; over 80 percent of vehicles produced in the United States featured V8 engines. [7] [11] But shifts in federal and state regulations began to influence this.
Electric vehicle analysts and industry leaders point to a disconnect between ambitious regulations and real-world infrastructure limitations
The AMC Gremlin (also American Motors Gremlin) [1] is a subcompact automobile introduced in 1970, manufactured and marketed in a single, two-door body style (1970–1978) by American Motors Corporation (AMC), as well as in Mexico (1974–1983) by AMC's Vehículos Automotores Mexicanos (VAM) subsidiary.