1918 Detroit Electric Outranged First Nissan Leaf

A 1918 Detroit Electric Model 75B, refitted with modern batteries, claimed 80 miles of range versus the 2011 Nissan Leaf's EPA-rated 73. The Anderson Electric Car Company built roughly 13,000 cars from 1907 to 1939, with the electric starter and five-times-Model-T pricing ending the format.