Media was an American electric automobile built in 1899 and 1900 in

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History

Media Carriage Works, established in 1895 built to order an electric runabout on 1899. The company decided to enter series production and made arrangements with the Pullen Battery & Electrical Manufacturing Company of

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. The Pullen battery was used in the Media, a 900-pound runabout. Media offered versions of this vehicle for sale at $1,100 () in 1900. The Media had a running range of thirty-five miles on a single charge and a top speed of 12 mph . Media Carriage Works may have built occasional Media's after 1900, but returned to the

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trade.

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{{reflist Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of the United States Veteran vehicles 1890s cars 1900s cars Electric vehicle manufacturers of the United States Electric vehicles Motor vehicle manufacturers based in Pennsylvania Coachbuilders of the United States Cars introduced in 1899 Cars discontinued in 1900