Early 60s era car — Photo by Alex Iby on Unsplash

The Electric Vehicle With A 5,000 Mile Range

And why you still can’t buy it.

1957 was a monumental year. The Suez Canal crisis came to a close Russia launched Sputnik and a new tech-lead Cold War spying era kicked off. Whilst these headline events were taking place Ford was quietly working on an astonishing project. It was a concept electric car of the future that could go nearly 5,000 miles on a single…