Grinnell (automobile)

The Grinnell was an electric car manufactured in Detroit, Michigan by the Grinnell Electric Car Company from 1910 to 1913. The Grinnell was a five-seater closed coupe that sat on a 8 ft (2.4 m) wheelbase. The company claimed to have a 90-mile (140 km) range per charge. The vehicle cost $2,800 (equivalent to $87,940 in 2022).[1] By contrast, Ford Model F of 1905 and the Enger 40 were both US$2000,[2] the FAL was US$1750,[2] the Oakland 40 US$1600,[3] and the Cole 30[2] and Colt Runabout US$1500.[4]

A Grinnell featured in an advertisement for Exide batteries.

Grinnell Electrics were produced from 1912 to 1915. Originally a joint venture with Phipps. After 1915 Grinnell Bros. decided to focus on the musical instrument business, which began in Ann Arbor in 1879.

See also

Other Early Electric Vehicles

References
  1. 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved May 28, 2023.
  2. Clymer, p.104.
  3. Clymer, p.84.
  4. Clymer, p.63.
  • Clymer, Floyd. Treasury of Early American Automobiles, 1877-1925. New York: Bonanza Books, 1950.
  • Georgano, G.N. (1968). The Complete Encyclopedia of Motorcars, 1885 to Present.


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