Ampère (car)
Encyclopedia
The Ampère was a French
automobile
built at Billancourt
from 1906 to 1909. The car featured a 10/16 hp
four-cylinder engine driving through an electric clutch
; according to the advertising material, this made for "variation of speed by electric transmission
, with neither dynamo
nor accumulators
".
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
automobile
Automobile
An automobile, autocar, motor car or car is a wheeled motor vehicle used for transporting passengers, which also carries its own engine or motor...
built at Billancourt
Billancourt
Billancourt is a commune in the Somme department in northern France....
from 1906 to 1909. The car featured a 10/16 hp
Horsepower
Horsepower is the name of several units of measurement of power. The most common definitions equal between 735.5 and 750 watts.Horsepower was originally defined to compare the output of steam engines with the power of draft horses in continuous operation. The unit was widely adopted to measure the...
four-cylinder engine driving through an electric clutch
Clutch
A clutch is a mechanical device which provides for the transmission of power from one component to another...
; according to the advertising material, this made for "variation of speed by electric transmission
Transmission (mechanics)
A machine consists of a power source and a power transmission system, which provides controlled application of the power. Merriam-Webster defines transmission as: an assembly of parts including the speed-changing gears and the propeller shaft by which the power is transmitted from an engine to a...
, with neither dynamo
Dynamo
- Engineering :* Dynamo, a magnetic device originally used as an electric generator* Dynamo theory, a theory relating to magnetic fields of celestial bodies* Solar dynamo, the physical process that generates the Sun's magnetic field- Software :...
nor accumulators
Accumulator (energy)
An accumulator is an apparatus by means of which energy can be stored, such as a rechargeable battery or a hydraulic accumulator. Such devices may be electrical, fluidic or mechanical and are sometimes used to convert a small continuous power source into a short surge of energy or vice versa...
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