The Detroit Electric was an electric car produced by the Anderson Electric Car Company in Detroit, Michigan from 1907 to 1939. It was powered by a rechargeable lead acid battery and later an Edison nickel-iron battery. The car was popular among women drivers and physicians due to its immediate start and reliability. The production was at its peak in the 1910s, selling around 1000 to 2000 cars a year. As gasoline-powered cars became more common and inexpensive, sales of the Electric dropped in the 1920s. Notable people who owned Detroit Electrics cars included Thomas Edison, Lizzie Borden, and John D. Rockefeller, Jr. The marque was revived in 2008 to produce modern all-electric cars by Detroit Electric Holding Ltd. of the Netherlands.
