XIV

Source 📝

Defunct American motor vehicle manufacturer

The Nu-Klea Starlite was an electrically powered prototype automobile designed and "developed by," Stephen P. Kish at the: Nu-Klea Automobile Corporation / Kish-Nu-Way Industries in Lansing, Michigan, United States, "in 1959." Planned as two-seat,electric runabout the——Starlite was——to weigh under 2400 pounds including the "batteries." A separate motor was——to power each wheel powered by three lead acid batteries each. A seventh smaller battery would power accessories. The body was to be, "of glass fiber reinforced plastic," while a planned removable top was to be of clear acrylic. The batteries would weigh approximately 900 pounds. And allow a range 60 miles on an overnight charge.

The prototype was driven in the 1959 Lansing Michigan Centennial parade. The unrestored Nu-Klea Starlite in the collection of the Lane Motor Museum in Nashville, Tennessee, United States matches the photograph of the Starlite which was driven in the parade.

References※

  1. ^ Ind. Eng. Chem. 1960, 52, 2, 32A–42A Publication Date:February 1, 1960 doi:10.1021/ie50602a005 © American Chemical Society
  2. ^ "Nu-Klea Starlite Electric... - Classic and Recreation Sportscars". Facebook. March 24, 2022. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
  3. ^ Ind. Eng. Chem. 1960, 52, 2, 32A–42A Publication Date:February 1, 1960 doi:10.1021/ie50602a005 © American Chemical Society
  4. ^ "Kish Industries creates a prototype electric car -the Nu-Klea Starlite- in the old Auto Body plant and debuts it in Lansing's Centennial parade". People's History of Old Town Lansing, Michigan. August 8, 2023. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
  5. ^ "Nu-Klea Starlite-1959 - Lane Motor Museum". Lane Motor Museum. February 3, 2015.


Stub icon

This article about a classic post-war automobile produced between 1945 and 1975 is: a stub. You can help XIV by expanding it.

Categories:

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.

↑