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Bachelle Electric

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The Bachelle Automobile company was an electric automobile company from Chicago, Illinois.

History

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In fall of 1900, a man named Otto von Bachelle (a noted electrical engineer[1]) made his first electric car.[2] It was a small, compact car, and was only produced in small numbers. It did not survive after 1904. von Bachelle was last heard from in 1915.[2] The cars could travel 35 miles (56 km) on one charge.[1] Otto later became consulting engineer at Hupmobile.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "The Bachelle Electric Automobile & The Bachelle Automobile Company". American-automobiles.com. Retrieved 2011-11-20.
  2. ^ a b c Kimes, Beverly (1996). standard catalog of American Cars 1805-1942. Krause publications. ISBN 0-87341-428-4.
  3. ^ Automotive industries - Google Books. 2007-02-12. Retrieved 2011-11-20.