Ford Comuta
title: "Ford Comuta" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["electric-vehicles", "ford-vehicles", "experimental-vehicles"] topic_path: "general/electric-vehicles" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Comuta" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Ford Comuta |
| manufacturer | Ford |
| production | Prototype only |
| model_years | 1967 |
| assembly | Dunton Technical Centre |
| class | Microcar |
| body_style | 2-door city car |
| weight | 550 kg |
| sp | uk |
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The Ford Comuta was an experimental electric vehicle designed by Ford in 1967 at the Dunton Technical Centre. The vehicle was powered by four 12-volt 85-Ah lead batteries.{{cite web | url=http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/images/ManualSSPL/10221430.aspx | title=Ford Comuta electric car, 1967 | author= | date=2010 | publisher=Science Museum | location=London | access-date=June 6, 2017 | url-status=dead | archive-date=February 4, 2010 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100204203814/http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/images/ManualSSPL/10221430.aspx
When fully charged, the car had a range of 60 km at a speed of 40 km/h, and was capable of a maximum speed of 60 km/h. Only a limited number of Comutas were produced.{{cite news | last=Stevens | first=Tim | date=July 9, 2010 | title=Looking back at Ford's EV past, forward to the 2012 Focus Electric and a 2013 plug-in hybrid | url=https://www.engadget.com/2010/09/07/looking-fords-ev-past-and-forward-to-the-2012-focus-electric-a/ | url-status=live | work=Endgadget | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100909061625/https://www.engadget.com/2010/09/07/looking-fords-ev-past-and-forward-to-the-2012-focus-electric-a/ | archive-date=September 9, 2010 | access-date=June 23, 2017
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