Grinnell (automobile)

The Grinnell was an electric car manufactured in Detroit, Michigan by the Grinnell Electric Car Company from 1910-13. 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. By contrast, Ford Model F of 1905 and the Enger 40 were both US$2000,[1] the FAL was US$1750,[1] the Oakland 40 US$1600,[2] and the Cole 30[1] and Colt Runabout US$1500.[3]

Grinnell Electrics were produced from 1912-15. 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

• List of defunct United States automobile manufacturers
• History of the electric vehicle

Other Early Electric Vehicles

• American Electric
• Argo Electric
• Babcock Electric Carriage Company
• Berwick
• Binghamton Electric
• Buffalo Electric
• Century
• Columbia Automobile Company
• Dayton Electric
• Detroit Electric
• Menominee
• Rauch and Lang
• Riker Electric

References

1. Clymer, p.104.
2. Clymer, p.84.
3. 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.