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A vintage white Witkar electric vehicle displayed on an elevated platform inside a museum, surrounded by wooden beams. The compact two-seater has a transparent cabin, orange seats and the license plate 24-EN-07. The Witkar was an early electric car-sharing system introduced in Amsterdam in 1974. Designed for short urban trips, the small vehicles could be picked up and returned at dedicated stations, decades before modern car-sharing services became popular. The three-wheeled Witkar was designed by Luud Schimmelpennink, could reach 30 km/h and had a battery range of approximately 30 minutes. The pioneering sharing service operated from 1974 to 1986.
November 11, 2026 at 7:00 PM
stigmabase.bsky.social
Witkar: Amsterdam's 1970s dabble with an electric, car-sharing future
Amsterdam has gained a bit of a reputation. And it's nothing to do with the red light district or the herby smell you might catch when walking ... View article...
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October 2, 2026 at 9:16 PM
tjasker.bsky.social
Zo jammer dat deze eerste elektrische deelauto ter wereld, de witkar, geen succes is geworden | It's such a shame that the world's first electric shared car, the #witkar, was not a success.
#automuseum | #carmuseum #Louman
#car #electriccar #cartechnology #automobile #technic #amsterdam #history
Een tweepersoons driewielig elektrisch voertuig uit Amsterdam uit 1968 van de Amsterdamse provo Luud Schimmelpennink bedoelt als collectief vervoersmiddel in de Amsterdamse binnenstad. Het is een cilindervormig vervoersmiddel met twee wielen voor en één achter waar 15 kilometer kon worden afgelegd. Om de witkar te gebruiken moest je wel lid worden. Helaas is dit geen succes geworden.
December 21, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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#TIL www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9vK...

In 1974 (50 years ago!!!) Amsterdam had #EV car sharing
1974: WITKAR - Amsterdam's TRANSPORT REVOLUTION? | Tomorrow's World | Retro Transport | BBC Archive
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December 2, 2024 at 12:20 PM
rumhirschen.bsky.social
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Unter welchem Stein war eigentlich diese "Technologieoffenheit" die letzten 50 Jahre versteckt?

Frage für einem verfeindeten Verkehrsminister.
1974: WITKAR - Amsterdam's TRANSPORT REVOLUTION? | Tomorrow's World | Retro Transport | BBC Archive
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October 13, 2024 at 11:30 AM
electricfelix.eurosky.social
My first CPH visit was 2019, but you can watch the BBC along the canals of Amsterdam from before I was born and the cars were literally parked along the bridges, bridges that are now walkable and full of bikes.
#alwaysberiding www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9vK...
1974: WITKAR - Amsterdam's TRANSPORT REVOLUTION? | Tomorrow's World | Retro Transport | BBC Archive
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April 4, 2026 at 3:53 PM
benithologie214.bsky.social
Luud Schimmelpennink demonstrates his two-seater battery-powered electric Witkar in 1973. His business used charging points across the city and subscription technology and ran from 1968 to 1986 (Fred Shepherd)
January 27, 2024 at 4:17 PM
zusterlucretia.bsky.social
Witkar was also made for Amsterdam but it didn't work.
January 27, 2024 at 4:46 PM
eelcoh.bsky.social
De batterij-auto bestond vijftig jaar geleden al in Amsterdam.
youtu.be/G9vKzwIKFtg?...

(Cc @electricfelix.bsky.social )
1974: WITKAR - Amsterdam's TRANSPORT REVOLUTION? | Tomorrow's World | Retro Transport | BBC Archive
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December 22, 2024 at 10:55 AM
dexbob.bsky.social
Ik dacht aan de witkar, maar keek niet naar het jaartal.
January 29, 2024 at 7:41 PM
laurensvhg.eurosky.social
Deze dan? youtu.be/b8GtBjSssdI?...
📼 Elektrisch rijden met de Witkar in Amsterdam (1979)
De milieuvriendelijke witkar in Amsterdam heeft sinds de opening van het eerste witkarstation in 1974 een moeizaam bestaan geleid. Bedenker Luud Schimmelpenn...
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January 16, 2024 at 9:31 PM
laurensvhg.eurosky.social
Geweldig filmpje over de elektrische deelauto WitKar, inclusief ingenieus computersysteem met magneetkaarten en draauschijven voor het bijhouden van de ritten www.linkedin.com/posts/martij...
January 16, 2024 at 9:26 PM
havantenviro.bsky.social
As a teenager I was a big fan of Tomorrows World on BBC1.

A clip from 1974, before Amsterdams war against the car reached a peak. Cars dominate and the WITKAR was percieved as a solution.

youtu.be/G9vKzwIKFtg?...
1974: WITKAR - Amsterdam's TRANSPORT REVOLUTION? | Tomorrow's World | Retro Transport | BBC Archive
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October 7, 2024 at 9:41 AM
hansfarjon.bsky.social
Een absolute aanrader: tentoonstelling Amsterdam Autostad. De kans om mooi beeldmateriaal van plan Joikonen en Pampusplan Bakema te zien. En wat te denken van een echte Witkar.
#tentoonstelling #stedenbouw #architectuur #ruimtelijke_ontwikkeling #amsterdam www.vaneesterenmuseum.nl/events/amste...
April 11, 2026 at 7:05 AM
johanroland.bsky.social
Lijkt een beetje op de Amsterdamse 'Witkar', het project uit de jaren '60.
July 15, 2024 at 7:31 PM
maartjejanse.bsky.social
Zeker een optie! Ik moet nog even kijken waar ik dat plak tussen bewegende beelden van de Provo Witkar, anti-autoritaire kresj en de dolle mina’s. Maar abortus is aan dat laatste goed te koppelen!
December 3, 2024 at 7:36 PM
meataumaton.bsky.social
Dutch "White Car"
youtu.be/G9vKzwIKFtg
1974: WITKAR - Amsterdam's TRANSPORT REVOLUTION? | Tomorrow's World | Retro Transport | BBC Archive
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March 10, 2025 at 3:18 PM
thetallbikeguy.bsky.social
What the future looked like in 1974.

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1974: WITKAR - Amsterdam's TRANSPORT REVOLUTION? | Tomorrow's World | Retro Transport | BBC Archive
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October 16, 2024 at 8:48 AM
cint1.bsky.social
Na de Club van Rome met Grenzen aan de groei, werd 50 jaar geleden ook een elektrisch leencar concept opgezet.
Beiden namen 'markt' en politiek niet serieus, niets werd geleerd.
Nu met klimaat verandering hebben we alleen Chinese alternatieven, wie geven we de schuld?
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1974: WITKAR - Amsterdam's TRANSPORT REVOLUTION? | Tomorrow's World | Retro Transport | BBC Archive
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December 2, 2024 at 8:57 AM
cint1.bsky.social
Mijn vader was dorpsarts in WOII. Naast houtgas reed hij ook in een elektrische auto, speciaal voor hem gebouwd. In 1974 reed de elektrische Witkar, met abonnementsysteem, oplaad punten etc.
De petrol heads hadden de informatie maar deden er niets mee, dus gaan nuu achter Nokia en Kodak aan.
November 24, 2024 at 3:17 PM
itsinternational.bsky.social
⚡️🔋🔌 Witkar was an electric, shared mobility scheme half a century ago in Amsterdam

⭕️ Why didn’t it last?
⭕️ Was it a failure?
⭕️ What can we learn?
⭕️ So many questions!

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www.itsinternational.com/feature/witk...
Witkar in Amsterdam: same old, same old
An electric, shared mobility scheme in a major European city? Nothing remarkable about that - except this one started half a century ago. Beate Kubitz traces the history of Witkar
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April 25, 2025 at 8:41 AM
fietsersteve.bsky.social
"Amsterdam like every other city in the world is slowly being strangled by the motorcar"
We can all convert to being a cycling city.

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1974: WITKAR - Amsterdam's TRANSPORT REVOLUTION? | Tomorrow's World | Retro Transport | BBC Archive
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December 6, 2024 at 8:18 PM
ohgodwhatdoiput.bsky.social
If you want to drive around in a city this is the car you should be forced to drive.

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1974: WITKAR - Amsterdam's TRANSPORT REVOLUTION? | Tomorrow's World | Retro Transport | BBC Archive
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June 25, 2026 at 8:58 PM
futureloop.bsky.social
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Eat this Tesla! Amsterdam in the 70 ties! #tesla #ev #carindustry
1974: WITKAR - Amsterdam's TRANSPORT REVOLUTION? | Tomorrow's World | Retro Transport | BBC Archive
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December 6, 2024 at 8:05 AM
farketmemiz.bsky.social
but these 👇 were a bit too fond of weed and my classmates were a bit too obsessed with Mao's red booklet...(if obsessed with anything)

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September 20, 2025 at 8:04 PM