The first automobiles lacked several of today's modern conveniences, including electric starters. It wasn't until 1912, when Charles F. Kettering invented one for Cadillac, that there was even an ...

Slate Auto’s all-electric truck aims to prove that affordable cars can be both profitable and adored.

The Slate has hand-crank windows, no radio and no paint job. It also costs half the price of the average new car in America.

Crank-starting antique cars is a staple set-piece in vintage comedies, but how dangerous was life in the era before starter ...