Anderson Electric
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The Anderson Electric was a fairly expensive French
electric car
with five speeds and Edison
batteries; the car was only manufactured in 1912, and was shown at the Paris Salon
of that year. The 3/9 hp
model cost Fr 13,500, while the 4/12 hp cost Fr 18,500.
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...
electric car
Electric car
An electric car is an automobile which is propelled by electric motor, using electrical energy stored in batteries or another energy storage device. Electric cars were popular in the late-19th century and early 20th century, until advances in internal combustion engine technology and mass...
with five speeds and Edison
Thomas Edison
Thomas Alva Edison was an American inventor and businessman. He developed many devices that greatly influenced life around the world, including the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and a long-lasting, practical electric light bulb. In addition, he created the world’s first industrial...
batteries; the car was only manufactured in 1912, and was shown at the Paris Salon
Paris Salon
The Salon , or rarely Paris Salon , beginning in 1725 was the official art exhibition of the Académie des Beaux-Arts in Paris, France. Between 1748–1890 it was the greatest annual or biannual art event in the Western world...
of that year. The 3/9 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...
model cost Fr 13,500, while the 4/12 hp cost Fr 18,500.
- See also; Robert AndersonRobert Anderson (inventor)Robert Anderson was a 19th century Scottish inventor, best known for inventing the first crude electric carriage in Scotland around the time of 1832 - 1839. The carriage was powered by non-rechargeable primary power cells.-References:...
, a Scottish inventor who built one of the first automobiles in existence. The "electric carriage" was built between 1832 and 1839 and was electric powered.