The Henney Kilowatt: Bloomington's "Car of Tomorrow" at Bloomington Public Library

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Long before Rivian became one of the hottest electric automakers on the planet, the Twin Cities were center stage for another battery-powered vehicle -- the Henney Kilowatt -- a project of the National Union Electric Co., a conglomerate whose holdings included Bloomington-based Eureka-Williams Co.

The electric propulsion system was designed by Eureka-Williams engineers, and the cars were assembled in Bloomington. Although less than 50 of these automobiles were sold during the two-year (1959-1960) manufacturing run, the Henney Kilowatt story is in many ways more essential today than it was 70 years ago.

On Thursday, June 26 at 6:00 p.m., join the Museum's Librarian, Bill Kemp, for a program that promises to be an electrifying, edifying time for all!

This free, public program will be offered both in person in Community Room 1 of the library and via livestream at the BPL YouTube page at bit.ly/blmlibyoutube.

Questions can be emailed to Sara Engels at Bloomington Public Library at reference@bloomingtonlibrary.org.

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