The Spokesman-Review

This day in history: CitiCar, the most produced electric car in the U.S. in decades, went on sale in Spokane. Robbers pretended to be cops and held up drivers

From 1975: For the first time in 45 years, an electric car was offered on sale in Spokane. It was “an old idea, brightened by the energy crisis,” said The Spokesman-Review. CitiCar, an electric ...
The Spokesman-Review

This day in history: S-R reporter test drove CitiCar, first new electric car sold in Spokane for decades. But it struggled on the South Hill

From 1975: A Spokesman-Review reporter test-drove the “first electric car offered for sale in Spokane for more than 45 years.” The verdict? It was “best described as being similar to taking the ...
WXYZ

A wedge of cheese on wheels? Check out this 1977 Sebring-Vanguard CitiCar EV

(WXYZ) — If they ever made a movie called Honey, I Shrunk the Car, this would definitely be the star. "I feel like it should play a song or something as it goes ...
autoevolution

This Classic CitiCar EV Ditched Lead-Acid Batteries for Two Nissan Leaf Cells

How could you possibly modify in any way a nearly 50-year-old electric city runabout from a company that hasn't existed in decades and for which no aftermarket parts exist? The answer is someone with ...
SlashGear

10 Electric Cars That Shaped EV History Before Tesla Even Existed

The switch to electrification is the single biggest change that the automotive industry has seen in living memory, with EVs evolving from being a niche interest to a global phenomenon in the space of ...
Motor Trend

10 Classic EVs You Didn't Know Existed

Electric vehicles are nothing new. In fact, some of the earliest automobiles were battery-powered EVs. Despite having been around for more than 100 years, it's only recently that this drivetrain ...