The Ford Comuta was an experimental electric vehicle

Electric vehicle

An electric vehicle , also referred to as an electric drive vehicle, uses one or more electric motors or traction motors for propulsion...

 designed by Ford in the 1960s. The vehicle was powered by four 12-volt

Volt

The volt is the SI derived unit for electric potential, electric potential difference, and electromotive force. The volt is named in honor of the Italian physicist Alessandro Volta , who invented the voltaic pile, possibly the first chemical battery.- Definition :A single volt is defined as the...

 85-amp

Ampere

The ampere , often shortened to amp, is the SI unit of electric current and is one of the seven SI base units. It is named after André-Marie Ampère , French mathematician and physicist, considered the father of electrodynamics...

 lead batteries.

When it was fully charged, the car had a range of 60 kilometres (37.3 mi) at a speed of 40 kilometres per hour (24.9 mph), and was capable of a maximum speed of 60 kilometres per hour (37.3 mph). Only a handful Comutas were produced, as the vehicle was an experiment.

The vehicle is similar in size to the Peel P50

Peel P50

The Peel P50 is a three-wheeled microcar originally manufactured in 1962 and 1965) by the Peel Engineering Company on the Isle of Man. It retailed for £199 when new , and currently holds the record for the smallest automobile to go into production...

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