110 Year Old EV? Here’s a Tour of a 1915 Electric Car!
All right, so we got the Detroit Electric in the studio. I’ve always wanted to work on an early model EV. This is 110 years old. Let me give you a quick tour as to why this is so cool. Look at the front here. Now, this is one of two sections that would hold the batteries. You can see the firewall made out of wood. You have a little bit of insulation. I can’t imagine that saving you in the event of a fire. You have your powerful headlights here, and I have no idea how you would actually see anything, but again, electric powered. This looks exactly like a carriage where a horse would be in front, right? So, this is the the quintessence of a horseless carriage. And what was really interesting was this particular car was very much geared towards the female crowd, the the female driver. You see one of the old signs that came with it. It says uh the old lady’s luxury car. In fact, Henry Ford’s wife had one of these. Why? Because they didn’t like to have to crank it, which totally makes sense. With the dress, they may get the the dress caught. There was oil with combustion engines, smoke, noise. This didn’t have any of that. And if you look here, there’s uh there was flowers and vases on both sides. The cushions were extraordinarily plush for the time. You can see we’re like in a bit of a fishbowl here, so there’s plenty of viewing. And then this here, um, I heard a couple of stories that the captain’s chair here, which swivels, uh, when women would go in this car, which was designed for them, uh, they would have conversations outside or whatever, and they could hold the conversation whilst driving into the city or in the city, and they could see each other, which I thought was pretty cool. And then this, the big one, there’s a tiller. There’s not actually a steering wheel. The reason why is if the steering wheel came with a steering column and that steering column you couldn’t necessarily get over uh if you were wearing a dress. So, a lot of the interior aside from the aesthetics of it was really designed for the female driver. Now, around back here we have battery number two. And you can see there’s a perfect weight distribution from the front to the rear. So, we have a little bit of a 1914 race car here. Now, if you’re asking yourself, what is the range? Everybody wants to know. They have the range anxiety. Back then you would get between 60 and 80 m per uh charge and of course you can go about 25 maybe 30 mph downhill. So this was pretty advanced for its time. And the most interesting part that I find that relates to EVs of today, the Teslas of today is the fact that this had a different type of regenerative braking. You know, of course, the new ones have a little bit different, but it’s the same technology, 110 years
This is a 1915 Detroit Electric in the AMMO Studio for a preservation detail. Enjoy the tour of this amazing piece of history.
🚗 https://www.AMMONYC.com 🚗
SHOP AMMO AUSTRALIA HERE: https://ammonyc.au/
AMMO TRAINING ACADEMY HERE: https://www.ammotrainingacademy.com/
⚠ Have a Barn Find, Disgusting Car, or want to share pics of AMMO on your car…email support@ammonyc.com
Second Channel: AMMO STUDIO https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJtF34yf_Y0iPLnIt-UdwKA
IG: AMMONYC
🎮 PLAY THE AMMO DETAILING VIDEO GAME!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1433570/Car_Detailing_Simulator/
►CLEANING KITS from AMMO:
NEW CAR KIT: https://ammonyc.com/products/ammo-new-car-detail-kit
STARTER KIT: https://ammonyc.com/products/ammo-starter-kit
HOSELESS WASH KIT: https://ammonyc.com/products/hoseless-lift-kit-150
SHOW CAR KIT: https://ammonyc.com/products/ammo-show-car-kit
PAINT KIT: https://ammonyc.com/products/ammo-paint-regimen-kit
WHEEL KIT: https://ammonyc.com/products/ammo-wheel-regimen-kit
INTERIOR KIT: https://ammonyc.com/products/ammo-interiorregimen-kit
GLASS KIT: https://ammonyc.com/collections/kits/products/obey-glass-cleaning-kit
CERAMIC KIT: https://ammonyc.com/products/ceramic-maintenance-kit
LARRY’S KIT: https://ammonyc.com/products/ammo-wishlist-bundle-larrys-detail-favorites
►PRODUCTS & TOOLS from AMMO
PAINT COATING: https://ammonyc.com/products/ammo-reflex-pro-ii-enamel-coat
INTERIOR CLEANER: https://ammonyc.com/products/ammo-lather-interior-cleanser
CERAMIC SPRAY COAT: https://ammonyc.com/products/ammo-reflex-pro-top-coat-1
WHEEL CLEANER: https://ammonyc.com/products/ammo-plum-wheel-cleaner
PAINT SOAP: https://ammonyc.com/products/ammo-foam-paint-cleanser
DRYING LUBRICANT: https://ammonyc.com/products/ammo-hydrate-paint-moisturizer
LEATHER CONDITIONER: https://ammonyc.com/products/ammo-mousse-interior-conditioner
WHEEL COATING: https://ammonyc.com/products/ammo-gelee-pro-wheel-metal-coat
CERAMIC WAX: https://ammonyc.com/products/ammo-blush-pro-finishing-wax
CLEANER SEALANT: https://ammonyc.com/products/ammo-skin
TIRE GEL: https://ammonyc.com/products/ammo-mud-tire-gel
SPRAY WAX: https://ammonyc.com/products/ammo-spit
GLOSS WAX: https://ammonyc.com/products/ammo-creme-reflective-paste
HOSELESS WASH: https://ammonyc.com/products/ammo-frothe-hoseless-lift
POLISHING PADS: https://ammonyc.com/products/wafl-finishing-pad
CUTTING PADS: https://ammonyc.com/products/sheer-cutting-pad
POLISHING FLUID: https://ammonyc.com/products/x-foliate-polishing-fluid
GLASS CLEANER: https://ammonyc.com/products/ammo-obey-glass-cleaner
LEATHER BALM: https://ammonyc.com/products/ammo-silque-leather-balm
PPF WAX: https://ammonyc.com/products/ammo-conceal-ppf-wax
WHEEL WAX: https://ammonyc.com/products/ammo-gelee-wheel-wax
CARPET CLEANER: https://ammonyc.com/products/ammo-shag-fabric-cleaner
STEAM CLEANER: https://ammonyc.com/products/steamer
STEAM VACUUM: https://ammonyc.com/products/ammo-us-steam-vacuum
TRIM COATING: https://ammonyc.com/products/ammo-frame-pro-trim-coat
WHEEL SOAP: https://ammonyc.com/products/ammo-brute-wheel-soap
DEGREASER: https://ammonyc.com/products/ammo-titan-12-degreaser
DETAIL BRUSHES: https://ammonyc.com/collections/brushes
MICROFIBER TOWELS: https://ammonyc.com/collections/towels-and-pads
ANTI-SALT SOAP: https://ammonyc.com/products/boost-anti-salt
COFFEE CLEANER: https://ammonyc.com/products/ammo-syphon-coffee-cleaner
PET STAIN CLEANER: https://ammonyc.com/products/ammo-dygest-pet-stain-remover
MICROFIBER WASH: https://ammonyc.com/products/ammo-revive-microfiber-detergent
METAL POLISH: https://ammonyc.com/products/ammo-flux-metal-polish
AMMO APPAREL: https://ammonyc.com/collections/apparel-decals
Disclaimer:
Due to factors beyond the control of AMMO NYC, Larry Kosilla, and Make Rain Productions, we cannot guarantee against improper use or unauthorized modifications of this information. AMMO NYC, Larry Kosilla, and Make Rain Productions assumes no liability for property damage or injury incurred as a result of any of the information contained in this video. Use this information at your own risk. AMMO NYC, Larry Kosilla, and Make Rain Productions recommends safe practices when working on vehicles and or with tools seen or implied in this video. Due to factors beyond the control of AMMO NYC, Larry Kosilla, and Make Rain Productions, no information contained in this video shall create any expressed or implied warranty or guarantee of any particular result. Any injury, damage, or loss that may result from improper use of these tools, equipment, or from the information contained in this video is the sole responsibility of the user and not AMMO NYC, Larry Kosilla, nor Make Rain Productions. Video and Content are owned by Make Rain Productions © 2025
