The Anderson Electric was a French
electric car
An electric car or electric vehicle (EV) is a passenger car, passenger automobile that is propelled by an electric motor, electric traction motor, using electrical energy as the primary source of propulsion. The term normally refers to a p ...
manufactured only in 1912. The car featured five speeds along with Edison batteries. The 3/9
hp model cost
Fr 13,500, while the 4/12 hp model cost Fr 18,500. It was shown at the 1912
Paris Salon
The Salon (), or rarely Paris Salon (French: ''Salon de Paris'' ), beginning in 1667 was the official art exhibition of the in Paris. Between 1748 and 1890 it was arguably the greatest annual or biennial art event in the Western world. At the ...
.
A 1914 advertisement for the Anderson Electric Car Company claimed that Henry Ford and Thomas Edison had bought three "Detroit Electrics."
See also
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Robert Anderson
References
Cars introduced in 1912
Electric vehicles introduced in the 20th century
Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of France
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