BMW: Facts You Didn't Know About The German Luxury Car

Although overshadowed by the atrocities of the Munich Olympics in 1972, BMW debuted an all-electric version of its popular and tremendously-important-in-its-own-right 1602. It used 12 batteries, and could drive for up to 19 miles at a time. It was an exercise in engineering rather than a marketable product, but considering it had less than 50hp, that's probably just as well.