The current crisis in the American auto industry has lead to louder ( though long - standing ) charges that it did not do enough to grow fuel - efficient vehicles using turn out - boundary automotive technologies . GivenChrysler ’s bankruptcy filing , and recent cut-rate sale to Fiat , it seems appropriate that we look at what the auto industry was telling the American public about the futurity of car 50 year ago .
This February 9 , 1958 variation of the sunday strip Closer Than We believe byArthur Radebaughquotes James C. Zeder , a Chrysler vice - president . Mr. Zeder predicted that in the years ahead solar - powered cars would be feasible and that the expanding cognition of nuclear and solar zip would contribute more abundant power to people everywhere . The full school text of the strip seem below . As always , thanks to Tom Z. for the colour version of this control panel .
Detroit , Feb. 7 — The automobile industriousness may be producing cars driven by solar great power in the years ahead , James C. Zeder , Chrysler vice - president , predicted today .
“ We know how to get electrical energy from sunlight by substance of atomic number 14 convertor , ” said the Chrysler technology expert . “ If we remain to increase the efficiency of these converter , and if we are able to modernize small , effective get-up-and-go storage jail cell solar powered cars will be executable . ”
Zeder added that expanding cognition of atomic and solar energy is “ bringing into mess ” more abundant power for people everywhere .
SUNRAY SEDAN
Tomorrow the sunmobile may supplant the motorcar . The power of bottled fair weather will propel it . Your solar sedan will take energy from sunrays and store it in accumulators that make like a battery . This baron will ram your railcar just like gasoline does today .
This post originally appeared atPaleofuture.com .
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