Buffalo Electric Vehicle Company

Buffalo Electric Vehicle Company

The Buffalo Electric Vehicle Company was an American electric car manufacturing company from 1912 until 1915 based in Buffalo, New York. The motorcars were marked under the Buffalo brand. The company formed by a merger of several groups, including Babcock Electric Carriage Company (whose founder Francis A. Babcock became Buffalo's president) and Van Wagoner. It was styled along the lines of gas-driven cars, and was marketed under the slogan "The Best of America".

References

*David Burgess Wise, "The New Illustrated Encyclopedia of Automobiles".
* [http://www.earlyelectric.com/carcompanies.html Early Electric Car Companies]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Babcock Electric Carriage Company — The Babcock Electric Carriage Company was an early 20th century United States automobile company, making electric vehicles under the Babcock brand from 1906 through 1912.The company was founded by and named after Francis A Babcock and based in… …   Wikipedia

  • Babcock Electric Carriage Company — Babcock 1909 года Babcock Electric Carriage Company  производитель электромобилей из г. Буффало, штат Нью Йорк. Компания производила электромобили с …   Википедия

  • Selden Motor Vehicle Company — Selden PKW Modell 25 Die Selden Motor Vehicle Company war ein US amerikanischer Kraftfahrzeughersteller. Das Unternehmen wurde 1906 in Rochester, New York gegründet. Die Firma produzierte von 1907 bis 1912 Personenkraftwagen und von 1913 bis 1930 …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Buffalo — most commonly refers to: * Various mammals of the Bovinae subfamily (bovines), including ** Domestic water buffalo ** Wild Asian Water Buffalo ** African Buffalo ** The American Bison, often called Buffalo , though this is considered inaccurate * …   Wikipedia

  • Century Motor Vehicle Company — Former type Automobile Manufacturing Industry Automotive Genre Runabouts, roadsters …   Wikipedia

  • National Register of Historic Places listings in Buffalo, New York — List of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Buffalo, New York Location of Buffalo in New York …   Wikipedia

  • Buffalo Metro Rail — Metro Rail Info Locale Buffalo, New York Transit type Light rail Number of lines 1 …   Wikipedia

  • List of people from Buffalo, New York — Many Buffalonians have found fame and fortune in their careers.Artists*Steve Fiorilla, sculptor and illustrator, lives in Buffalo. He is best known for his Rat Fink art and grotesque MTV logo. *Robert Longo, this multi media artist, a Buffalo… …   Wikipedia

  • Hybrid electric bus — An Eletra hybrid bus in São Paulo, Brazil …   Wikipedia

  • Dayton Electric — The Dayton Electric was an American electric car manufactured in Dayton, Ohio from 1911 until 1915; the company offered a complex range of vehicles. See also List of defunct United States automobile manufacturers History of the electric vehicle… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”