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What is the Cruise Origin?

Autonomous Cars

What is the Cruise Origin?

1956 Buick Series 60 Riviera Sedan (top) and Cadillac Sedan de Ville,

Favorite Car Ads

Favorite Car Ads: 1956 General Motors Hardtop Sedans

Coming Soon: 2025 Buick Electra E5

1993 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme Convertible

Classic Car Ads: Oldsmobile Cutlass

Coming Soon: 2024 Honda Prologue

Classic Car Ads

Classic Car Ads: Safety

Saturn Flextreme Concept

Forgotten Concept

Forgotten Concept: Saturn Flextreme

Songsan Motors SS Dolphin

Chinese Corvette Clone: Meet the SS Dolphin

A fun fact shared often in the automotive media is that electric cars once outsold gasoline-powered vehicles. A more interesting fact, I think, is that in 1900, about a third of all vehicles built—which wasn’t very many—were battery powered. But, the dollar value of the electric cars sold was more than that of the gas-fired rides. What do we make of this? That initially, electric power was considered the powertrain of choice for early upscale and luxury vehicles, this because of the lack of smoke, engine noise, or the handling of smelly gasoline. Gasoline won out as the powertrain of choice, or course, because battery capacity couldn’t keep up with the public’s demand for driving range and power. And, as gasoline marketing modernized, the whole filling-up thing became less of an awkward chore. Electric vehicles are making a comeback, as you may have noticed, this because battery technology now affords EV owners greater range than ever before, and at prices that are approaching reasonable. To celebrate the lifecycle of the electric car, we have gathered here for you a dozen EV print ads, covering more than a century. Enjoy them, and let us know if any of the ads compels you to go electric.

Classic Car Ads

Classic Car Ads: Electric Cars

Car Stuff Podcast

Car Stuff Podcast

Consumer Guide Car Stuff Podcast, Episode 138: Toyota Environmental Initiatives, JD Power Initial Quality Study

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