Old electric car Blast from the past

[mike killay]

Kenneth Smee drives his home-made electric car (1948) - YouTube
Either we are not told everything, but 25 mph for 5 hours and recharging in one hour?
All on a twelve volt battery!

 

[Scimitar]

I suspect all was not as it seemed.
Also, I suspect the charging lead was plugged into a light socket upstairs

 

[GaRRy]

Kenneth Smee drives his home-made electric car (1948) - YouTube
Either we are not told everything, but 25 mph for 5 hours and recharging in one hour?
All on a twelve volt battery!

good to know that the press back then knew how to distort the facts to make a good story just like they do today.