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| Manufacturer | Maschinenfabrik A. Flacken |
| PRODUCTIVITY | 1888 |
the Electric car flakes a four wheeler electric car designed by Andreas Flakes (1845–1913), manufactured in 1888 by Maschinenfabrik A. Flocken in Coburg. It is considered the first true electric car.(1)(2)(3)
In 1888, Flocken added a department for electrical engineering to his company Maschinenfabrik A. Flocken in Coburg and from then on experimented with electric vehicles.(4) In the same year, the first Flocken electric car was built. This car was originally a chaisesimilar to Daimler Motorized Carriage in 1886 by Gottlieb Daimler,(5) but it is equipped with a electric motor. Little is known about Flocken’s developmental work. In 1888, he provided a long-wheeled, iron-wheeled carriage (high center of gravity, narrow track width, turntable steering, etc.) with an electric motor, the power 0.9 kW (1 hp) where transferred. on the rear axle by leather belts.(6) The wooden car is said to have reached a top speed of 15 km/h (9 mph) and weighed 400 kg (882 lb).(7)
In the following years, more models were produced. For example, there is a photo of a two-seater from around 1903 German Museum. This model has a stub axle steering, spoked wheels with pneumatic tires of the same size with ball bearings and fully elliptical springs and a battery box on the front axle. The tie rod is moved down and has a control handle. In addition, the car has electric headlights, which is considered a possible innovation.(8)
Car construction in Flocken was stopped in 1903.(4)
- ^ Boyle, David (2018). 30-Second Great Invention. Ivy Press. p. 62. ISBN 9781782406846.
- ^ Denton, Tom (2016). Electric and Hybrid Vehicles. Routledge. p. 6. ISBN 9781317552512.
- ^ “The electric car was invented in Coburg” (The electric car was invented in Coburg). New Press Coburg (in German). Germany. 2011-01-12. Archived from the original on 9 March 2016. Retrieved 2019-09-30.
- ^ a b Christian Boseckert: When Coburg wrote the history of the car.(permanent dead link) In: Digital memory of the cityCity of Coburg, last updated June 3, 2014, retrieved April 2, 2018:
The relevant literature mentions that the construction of the wagon ended in 1903.
- ^ Daimler motor carriage, 1886. In: M@RSan offer from Mercedes-Benz Classic, retrieved 12 February 2018.
- ^ Stefan Pischinger, Ulrich Seiffert (Ed.): Vieweg Automotive Technology Manual. 8th edition. Springer, Wiesbaden 2016, ISBN 978-3-658-09527-7S. 174.
- ^ Simone Bastian (2013-04-20). “The world’s first electric car comes from Coburg”. www.franken.de (in German). Retrieved 2018-08-08.
- ^ Friedrich Rauer: The electric car was invented in Coburg. In: New pressCoburg, 12 January 2008, retrieved 30 March 2018.
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