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It is called the Siq.
The Siq is the main entrance to the ancient Nabataean city of Petra in southern Jordan. Also known as Siqit, it is a dim, narrow gorge (a rock canal) that is 3 to 12 meters in width and reaches up to 80 meters in height, winding its way approximately 1.2 kilometers and ending at Petra's most elaborate ruin, Al Khazna.
Old ways of thinking. Time to go electric
Vieilles façons de penser ; c'est le temps de passer à l'électrique.
1911 Baker Electric Special Extension Coupe, Model V
In the first decades of the 20th century, electric vehicles seemed poised for primacy. Early internal-combustion engines were rudimentary, dangerous, and difficult to operate, requiring all sorts of pump priming and starter torqueing. Those tasks were uncouth for the wealthy gentlemen who were the automobile’s first customers and downright risky for the era’s women, clothed in voluminous, billowing Edwardian dresses and patriarchal notions of competence. Electric cars, on the other hand, were extremely simple to use. So long as the heavy batteries were maintained and charged, all one had to do was click the on switch, twist the go lever, and roll.
Having founded the American Ball Bearing Company in 1895, Midwestern engineer Walter C. Baker understood the basics of carriage production. This background gave him faith that he could make the leap into car building. Teaming up with his father-in-law and brother-in-law, he started the Baker Motor Vehicle Company in Cleveland in 1899. Seeing the aforementioned advantages inherent in electric vehicles, Baker decided to place his faith in this powertrain.
“Number one, it’s comfortable, and it’s not terribly difficult to drive,” said Stew Somerville, a volunteer mechanic at the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome museum in upstate New York, which holds a 1911 Baker in its eclectic collection. “But part of the attraction of the electric automobile was the fact that it did not emit gasoline fumes, you didn’t have to crank-start the engine, there was no big wheel to wrestle with. It was a very smooth-handling automobile. You didn’t even have a loud, offensive horn. There’s a dainty little bell to warn of its coming.” Period ads were frequently, although not exclusively, pitched directly at women.
Baker’s first car to market was a two-seater, the Imperial Runabout. Priced at a competitive $850, it was first shown in New York at the city’s (and nation’s) first auto show. It attracted a number of notable buyers, including Thomas Edison, who purchased one as his very first car. (Edison designed the long-lived nickel-iron batteries used in some Baker vehicles.) By 1906, Baker was, briefly, the world’s top producer of electric vehicles.
But like many of his cohort in the emergent automotive industry, Baker wasn’t just in it for the business. He was in it for the speed. As his company was enjoying success in the consumer market, he was pursuing his dream by developing a series of advanced, record-setting racing cars. His first, the Torpedo, was built in 1902, at great personal expense to Baker. With its 11 batteries, 14-hp mid-mounted motor, outrageously low-slung 48-inch height, streamlined and lightweight white-pine and oilcloth body, and bizarre webbed canvas seat restraints, it seemed poised to set a world land speed record.
Sadly, in that year’s Automobile Club of America speed trials on Staten Island, the car was involved in a disastrous crash. After crossing the 1-kilometer (0.6 mile) mark in just over 30 seconds, Baker and his co-driver lost control and crashed into a group of spectators. One person died at the scene, and another died later from injuries. The drivers were both arrested and charged with manslaughter but were freed when it was determined that the crowd had pushed past protective barriers and onto the course. (Baker’s innovative safety harness likely protected the car’s occupants from serious injury.)
Further attempts with two smaller, single-seater race cars he named Torpedo Kid were also employed in pursuit of the land speed record but were subsequently abandoned following another, nonlethal spectator crash in 1903. Baker has often been noted as the first person to cross the 100-mph barrier, although his records weren’t official due to these wrecks.
Given this peril, Baker decided to forgo his quest for top speed. As gasoline-powered vehicles increased in popularity and gained infrastructural support, he shifted his attention instead to diminishing the electric car’s liabilities, particularly their limited range. He worked diligently on new battery designs, shaft drives, and other componentry. In 1910, Baker’s new chief engineer, Emil Gruenfeldt, set a record for distance driven on a single charge, taking a Baker Victoria for a 201-mile trip at an average speed of 12 mph. Not exactly Ludicrous speed, but an impressive feat nonetheless.
Baker’s successes gave the company prominence among the elite, and the company capitalized on this publicly. In advertisements around 1909, the brand boldly boasted about the King of Siam owning a Baker. The company made a similar splash in American politics when President William H. Taft’s administration purchased a 1909 model as one of the White House’s first automobiles. (A steam-powered White and two gasoline-powered Pierce-Arrows were also included, Taft hedging his bets on how the battle of the powertrains was going to play out.) Taft later added a 1912 Baker Victoria that went on to be driven by five First Ladies. The Baker brand maintains some celebrity allure today, with car-collecting comedian Jay Leno holding a 1909 model in his expansive collection.
As a means of offsetting some of the powertrain’s inherent shortcomings, Baker made investments in battery-charging infrastructure. The brand announced plans to open stations at every major intersection in Cleveland and to grow the network from there, although this effort became cost prohibitive and never came to fruition. Expansion into the production of electric trucks, police patrol wagons, and even trucks and bomb handlers for the U.S. Army during World War I was not enough to fend off the rising dominance of the internal-combustion engine, especially after the proliferation of the electric starter, first available on the 1912 Cadillac, significantly increased safety and convenience. By 1915, the Baker company was defunct.
By Brett Berk, Car and Driver
Mrs. Östberg and Mrs. Halldin riding a (prob.) French made electric car in Stockholm in 1899. At the time electric cars were marketed "as suitable vehicles for women drivers due to their ease of operation" both in Europe and the US. My colorization of Oscar Halldin´s photo in the SCIF.se archive.
At the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum in Auburn, Indiana
Thanks for views, comments and favs :)
Der BMW G70 ist ein Pkw der siebten Generation der BMW-7er-Reihe.
The BMW G70 is a passenger car from the seventh generation of the BMW 7 Series.
Ich fahre fast tagtäglich die selbe Strecke mit der Bahn. Seit Ewigkeiten. Jetzt muss ich natürlich eine halbe Ewigkeit abziehen, weil die Technik jetzt erst voranschreitet. Trotzdem, erst letzte Woche ist mir rein zufällig die E-Tankstelle aufgefallen. Bei einem Blick aus dem Fenster. Ok. der Blickwinkel lässt sich nicht nachstellen, dazu müsste ich auf die Gleise ... Und wie das so ist. ich hatte die Blaue Stunde und ein paar Minuten danach, um mich umzusehen. Danach kamen Autos zum Tanken und alles war vorbei. Dinge können so banal sein und trotzdem reizen sie mich.
1911 Baker Electric Special Extension Coupe, Model V
In the first decades of the 20th century, electric vehicles seemed poised for primacy. Early internal-combustion engines were rudimentary, dangerous, and difficult to operate, requiring all sorts of pump priming and starter torqueing. Those tasks were uncouth for the wealthy gentlemen who were the automobile’s first customers and downright risky for the era’s women, clothed in voluminous, billowing Edwardian dresses and patriarchal notions of competence. Electric cars, on the other hand, were extremely simple to use. So long as the heavy batteries were maintained and charged, all one had to do was click the on switch, twist the go lever, and roll.
Having founded the American Ball Bearing Company in 1895, Midwestern engineer Walter C. Baker understood the basics of carriage production. This background gave him faith that he could make the leap into car building. Teaming up with his father-in-law and brother-in-law, he started the Baker Motor Vehicle Company in Cleveland in 1899. Seeing the aforementioned advantages inherent in electric vehicles, Baker decided to place his faith in this powertrain.
“Number one, it’s comfortable, and it’s not terribly difficult to drive,” said Stew Somerville, a volunteer mechanic at the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome museum in upstate New York, which holds a 1911 Baker in its eclectic collection. “But part of the attraction of the electric automobile was the fact that it did not emit gasoline fumes, you didn’t have to crank-start the engine, there was no big wheel to wrestle with. It was a very smooth-handling automobile. You didn’t even have a loud, offensive horn. There’s a dainty little bell to warn of its coming.” Period ads were frequently, although not exclusively, pitched directly at women.
Baker’s first car to market was a two-seater, the Imperial Runabout. Priced at a competitive $850, it was first shown in New York at the city’s (and nation’s) first auto show. It attracted a number of notable buyers, including Thomas Edison, who purchased one as his very first car. (Edison designed the long-lived nickel-iron batteries used in some Baker vehicles.) By 1906, Baker was, briefly, the world’s top producer of electric vehicles.
But like many of his cohort in the emergent automotive industry, Baker wasn’t just in it for the business. He was in it for the speed. As his company was enjoying success in the consumer market, he was pursuing his dream by developing a series of advanced, record-setting racing cars. His first, the Torpedo, was built in 1902, at great personal expense to Baker. With its 11 batteries, 14-hp mid-mounted motor, outrageously low-slung 48-inch height, streamlined and lightweight white-pine and oilcloth body, and bizarre webbed canvas seat restraints, it seemed poised to set a world land speed record.
Sadly, in that year’s Automobile Club of America speed trials on Staten Island, the car was involved in a disastrous crash. After crossing the 1-kilometer (0.6 mile) mark in just over 30 seconds, Baker and his co-driver lost control and crashed into a group of spectators. One person died at the scene, and another died later from injuries. The drivers were both arrested and charged with manslaughter but were freed when it was determined that the crowd had pushed past protective barriers and onto the course. (Baker’s innovative safety harness likely protected the car’s occupants from serious injury.)
Further attempts with two smaller, single-seater race cars he named Torpedo Kid were also employed in pursuit of the land speed record but were subsequently abandoned following another, nonlethal spectator crash in 1903. Baker has often been noted as the first person to cross the 100-mph barrier, although his records weren’t official due to these wrecks.
Given this peril, Baker decided to forgo his quest for top speed. As gasoline-powered vehicles increased in popularity and gained infrastructural support, he shifted his attention instead to diminishing the electric car’s liabilities, particularly their limited range. He worked diligently on new battery designs, shaft drives, and other componentry. In 1910, Baker’s new chief engineer, Emil Gruenfeldt, set a record for distance driven on a single charge, taking a Baker Victoria for a 201-mile trip at an average speed of 12 mph. Not exactly Ludicrous speed, but an impressive feat nonetheless.
Baker’s successes gave the company prominence among the elite, and the company capitalized on this publicly. In advertisements around 1909, the brand boldly boasted about the King of Siam owning a Baker. The company made a similar splash in American politics when President William H. Taft’s administration purchased a 1909 model as one of the White House’s first automobiles. (A steam-powered White and two gasoline-powered Pierce-Arrows were also included, Taft hedging his bets on how the battle of the powertrains was going to play out.) Taft later added a 1912 Baker Victoria that went on to be driven by five First Ladies. The Baker brand maintains some celebrity allure today, with car-collecting comedian Jay Leno holding a 1909 model in his expansive collection.
As a means of offsetting some of the powertrain’s inherent shortcomings, Baker made investments in battery-charging infrastructure. The brand announced plans to open stations at every major intersection in Cleveland and to grow the network from there, although this effort became cost prohibitive and never came to fruition. Expansion into the production of electric trucks, police patrol wagons, and even trucks and bomb handlers for the U.S. Army during World War I was not enough to fend off the rising dominance of the internal-combustion engine, especially after the proliferation of the electric starter, first available on the 1912 Cadillac, significantly increased safety and convenience. By 1915, the Baker company was defunct.
By Brett Berk, Car and Driver
She is my cousin's daughter. She turned 3 in September and she drives this mini Mack like a pro! I had a peddle car, which half the time my father had to push because it wouldn't easily go over rugs and such in the house!
The Pininfarina Battista Edizione Nino Farina is a special edition hypercar honoring racing legend Nino Farina. It boasts a quad-motor setup delivering 1,900 hp and 2,340 Nm torque, achieving 0-100 km/h in under 2 seconds. With a 120 kWh battery, it offers a 476 km range. Limited to five units, it features exclusive design elements. Price tag 3.1 million Euros.
J. K. Lilly III Automobile Gallery, Heritage Museums & Gardens. The Town of Sandwich , Cape Cod , Massachusetts, USA
Il progetto "Auto Elettrica" di Enel rappresenta un inedito progetto di implementazione e gestione di una innovativa infrastruttura di ricarica per veicoli elettrici, progettata con tecnologie all’avanguardia in grado di garantire gli standard di sicurezza necessari e un servizio di ricarica evoluto basato sulla tecnologia del contatore elettronico.
L’infrastruttura di ricarica ideata e progettata da Enel è parte integrante della rete elettrica e di conseguenza sfrutta a pieno tutte quelle funzionalità avanzate di misura e controllo derivanti dal progetto Enel del telegestore.
I Clienti possono ricaricare il veicolo elettrico (vE) ovunque, in modo semplice e flessibile potendo pagare i costi per la ricarica, comodamente in bolletta, secondo i profili tariffari sottoscritti con il proprio venditore di energia.
Petronilla Addeo
(segue su www.dailyenmoveme.com/it/mobilit%C3%A0/enel-progetto-auto...)
1911 Baker Electric Special Extension Coupe, Model V
In the first decades of the 20th century, electric vehicles seemed poised for primacy. Early internal-combustion engines were rudimentary, dangerous, and difficult to operate, requiring all sorts of pump priming and starter torqueing. Those tasks were uncouth for the wealthy gentlemen who were the automobile’s first customers and downright risky for the era’s women, clothed in voluminous, billowing Edwardian dresses and patriarchal notions of competence. Electric cars, on the other hand, were extremely simple to use. So long as the heavy batteries were maintained and charged, all one had to do was click the on switch, twist the go lever, and roll.
Having founded the American Ball Bearing Company in 1895, Midwestern engineer Walter C. Baker understood the basics of carriage production. This background gave him faith that he could make the leap into car building. Teaming up with his father-in-law and brother-in-law, he started the Baker Motor Vehicle Company in Cleveland in 1899. Seeing the aforementioned advantages inherent in electric vehicles, Baker decided to place his faith in this powertrain.
“Number one, it’s comfortable, and it’s not terribly difficult to drive,” said Stew Somerville, a volunteer mechanic at the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome museum in upstate New York, which holds a 1911 Baker in its eclectic collection. “But part of the attraction of the electric automobile was the fact that it did not emit gasoline fumes, you didn’t have to crank-start the engine, there was no big wheel to wrestle with. It was a very smooth-handling automobile. You didn’t even have a loud, offensive horn. There’s a dainty little bell to warn of its coming.” Period ads were frequently, although not exclusively, pitched directly at women.
Baker’s first car to market was a two-seater, the Imperial Runabout. Priced at a competitive $850, it was first shown in New York at the city’s (and nation’s) first auto show. It attracted a number of notable buyers, including Thomas Edison, who purchased one as his very first car. (Edison designed the long-lived nickel-iron batteries used in some Baker vehicles.) By 1906, Baker was, briefly, the world’s top producer of electric vehicles.
But like many of his cohort in the emergent automotive industry, Baker wasn’t just in it for the business. He was in it for the speed. As his company was enjoying success in the consumer market, he was pursuing his dream by developing a series of advanced, record-setting racing cars. His first, the Torpedo, was built in 1902, at great personal expense to Baker. With its 11 batteries, 14-hp mid-mounted motor, outrageously low-slung 48-inch height, streamlined and lightweight white-pine and oilcloth body, and bizarre webbed canvas seat restraints, it seemed poised to set a world land speed record.
Sadly, in that year’s Automobile Club of America speed trials on Staten Island, the car was involved in a disastrous crash. After crossing the 1-kilometer (0.6 mile) mark in just over 30 seconds, Baker and his co-driver lost control and crashed into a group of spectators. One person died at the scene, and another died later from injuries. The drivers were both arrested and charged with manslaughter but were freed when it was determined that the crowd had pushed past protective barriers and onto the course. (Baker’s innovative safety harness likely protected the car’s occupants from serious injury.)
Further attempts with two smaller, single-seater race cars he named Torpedo Kid were also employed in pursuit of the land speed record but were subsequently abandoned following another, nonlethal spectator crash in 1903. Baker has often been noted as the first person to cross the 100-mph barrier, although his records weren’t official due to these wrecks.
Given this peril, Baker decided to forgo his quest for top speed. As gasoline-powered vehicles increased in popularity and gained infrastructural support, he shifted his attention instead to diminishing the electric car’s liabilities, particularly their limited range. He worked diligently on new battery designs, shaft drives, and other componentry. In 1910, Baker’s new chief engineer, Emil Gruenfeldt, set a record for distance driven on a single charge, taking a Baker Victoria for a 201-mile trip at an average speed of 12 mph. Not exactly Ludicrous speed, but an impressive feat nonetheless.
Baker’s successes gave the company prominence among the elite, and the company capitalized on this publicly. In advertisements around 1909, the brand boldly boasted about the King of Siam owning a Baker. The company made a similar splash in American politics when President William H. Taft’s administration purchased a 1909 model as one of the White House’s first automobiles. (A steam-powered White and two gasoline-powered Pierce-Arrows were also included, Taft hedging his bets on how the battle of the powertrains was going to play out.) Taft later added a 1912 Baker Victoria that went on to be driven by five First Ladies. The Baker brand maintains some celebrity allure today, with car-collecting comedian Jay Leno holding a 1909 model in his expansive collection.
As a means of offsetting some of the powertrain’s inherent shortcomings, Baker made investments in battery-charging infrastructure. The brand announced plans to open stations at every major intersection in Cleveland and to grow the network from there, although this effort became cost prohibitive and never came to fruition. Expansion into the production of electric trucks, police patrol wagons, and even trucks and bomb handlers for the U.S. Army during World War I was not enough to fend off the rising dominance of the internal-combustion engine, especially after the proliferation of the electric starter, first available on the 1912 Cadillac, significantly increased safety and convenience. By 1915, the Baker company was defunct.
By Brett Berk, Car and Driver
These nostalgic trams, which you can often see in Kadıköy and Beyoğlu, and the sounds they make create a harmony with the noise of the pedestrianized streets, making the background music for the conversations of the residents. I love these and I hope they don't get ruined while trying to modernize like all good things.
The Pininfarina Battista is an all-electric hypercar crafted for performance and luxury. Named after the legendary Pininfarina founder, Battista Farina, it boasts 1,900 horsepower, making it one of the fastest electric vehicles ever produced. With stunning design and cutting-edge technology, it exemplifies the pinnacle of automotive engineering.
I have had a self imposed hibernation/isolation from Flickr but am now ready to start up again! This is my new MG 5 EV Long Range, fully electric, bought in November. It’s a 61.1kwh model giving a range up to about 250 miles depending on various factors. It has a BHP of 156. Brake horsepower is the same a PS or CV for Europeans. Top speed of about 115mph and 60mph in 7.3seconds. It is also an Estate model or Station Wagon for those across the pond!
Super rare Vanguard Electric Mail Truck, dragged out of the shadows for the workshop at Paul's. Just catching the moonrise. Red, blue, green and snooted white Protomachine flashlight.
"TARDIS", an electric art car copying a British police call box from the 1920's till the 1970's, created by Robert McKinney, at Burning Man 2018.
For reproduction rights, please see www.deselliers.info/en/copyright.htm.
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This early 1970s Renault 5 is electric. The battery pack could be uploaded through the opening roof, visible on the top of the car for a quick exchange... with a crane.
France : 1972 - 1974
Electric engine
7,5 Kw
Battery weight : 300 Kg
Total weight : 1020 Kg
Battery range : 60km
Speed : 60 km/h
J. K. Lilly III Automobile Gallery, Heritage Museums & Gardens. The Town of Sandwich , Cape Cod , Massachusetts, USA
This early 1970s Renault 5 is electric. The battery pack could be uploaded through the opening roof, visible on the top of the car for a quick exchange... with a crane.
France : 1972 - 1974
Electric engine
7,5 Kw
Battery weight : 300 Kg
Total weight : 1020 Kg
Battery range : 60km
Speed : 60 km/h
It was rainy cold winter day here in Finland, but inside Tesla it was very comfortable and warm 😊 This is real Tesla electric car, not a dog. 😂
This car with autopilot (fully self-driving car).
All Tesla cars are built with hardware to allow full self-driving capability at the highest safety level.
Photo taken Samsung Galaxy S7.
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Can it be called a B? I always thought this was an attractive design, more so the Coupe.
A Fiat 500 in pristine condition was sold last week by South Norfolk Classics. The buyer sent it of immediately to be 'electrified'.
The McLaren Artura plug-in hybrid exemplifies cutting-edge automotive engineering, blending electrification with high-performance. Its innovative powertrain combines a twin-turbo V6 engine with an electric motor, delivering exhilarating acceleration and impressive efficiency. With stunning design and advanced technology, the Artura sets new standards for performance and sustainability in the supercar realm.
Electric cars are not a new thing. This is my LEGO model of the 1909 Baker Electric.
You can help make it a real LEGO set by voting for it on LEGO Ideas:
ideas.lego.com/projects/cda375cb-3e5f-4f9b-9a29-5212b4b68667
The new Wrightbus StreetDeck Electroliner fully electric double decker was showcased to the media as the National Transport Authority announced 120 vehicles to various cities around Ireland, Limerick to get the first batch next year.
The Electroliner has a rapid charge time of just 2.5 hours, travelling up to 200 miles on full charging & zero emissions.
Wrightbus #LY71GJE
Seen above at Merrion Square.
Summerhill Garage AX 624 operating a route 15A to Greenhills dating back to 2006, at the time using the Volvo B7 diesel engine, now in 2022 coming to the end of their life cycle with Dublin Bus.
Electric cars are not a new thing. This is my LEGO model of the 1909 Baker Electric.
You can help make it a real LEGO set by voting for it on LEGO Ideas:
ideas.lego.com/projects/cda375cb-3e5f-4f9b-9a29-5212b4b68667
South Mimms M25 services
Things not going to plan TSTL with purely electric vehicles worldwide.
Easy to search about plunging residual vehicle value, battery fires, questionable distance range in manufacturers' blurb vs. real-world conditions, etc.
Issues are being repressed by the fakestream media.
Sales R dropping like a concrete parachute as word spreads by mouth.
How long can Elon maintain?
- only charging time will tell ;-)