Meet the 1967 electric Ford Comuta— Autoblog Green

Forty-four years ago,Ford Motor Companyunveiled a battery-powered concept car at theGeneva Motor Show. The year was 1967 and the electrified car was the Ford Comuta, a pint-sized concept with specs that pale in comparison to today's electric vehicles.

The Comuta topped out at a mere 40 miles per hour, could ramble down the road for 40 miles on a full charge and, at the time, the president of Ford told journalists that"cars like the Comuta could be available in five to ten years."Hmm, yeah.

The battery-powered Comuta is a blast from the past. Many modern-day electrics, such as thebattery-powered Ford Focus, offer at least twice the range of the Comuta and top speeds that make them highway-capable vehicles. It's taken more than"five to ten years"for Ford to launch electrified rides, but the automaker's dream has now become a reality. {Ed note: good leg room, though}

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