1908 Lincoln-to-New York Electric Endurance Run
| Price (circa 1909): $2,000 USD Class: Electric Battery: 28 cells, 800 lb (360 kg). Motor: 10 horsepower Speeds: Eight, 5 to 25 miles per hour (40 km/h) Range: 100 miles (160 km) on third speed Brakes: Hub band and electric Tires: 34 x 3.5 O.D. Weight: 2,100 lb (950 kg) with battery Wheel Base: 80 in. x 50 in. Seat Width: 44 in. Top: Full Victoria |
Fritchle's initial series of battery and automobile improvements culminated with production of the Victoria Phaeton in 1908, the twentieth anniversary of the electric car in America. His choice of a competitive cross-country endurance run among electric vehicles as a means for promoting the capabilities of his new product was influenced by the positive effect the annual AAA National Reliability Tour, more commonly known as the Glidden Tour, was having on the durability and perceptions of fuel-powered vehicles. Though it had become one of the most prestigious American automobile events, electric vehicles were essentially excluded by the distances of the daily legs which frequently ran well over 100 miles (160 km).
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