Electricar
Encyclopedia
The Electricar was a French
electric car
manufactured from 1920 until 1921. An urban car, it used a ½hp electric engine
manufactured by a M. Couaillet of Paris
. It was a single-seat tricar with a single front wheel.
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...
manufactured from 1920 until 1921. An urban car, it used a ½hp electric engine
Engine
An engine or motor is a machine designed to convert energy into useful mechanical motion. Heat engines, including internal combustion engines and external combustion engines burn a fuel to create heat which is then used to create motion...
manufactured by a M. Couaillet of Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
. It was a single-seat tricar with a single front wheel.