Buffalo Electric Carriage
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Buffalo Electric Carriage Company was a Brass Era
manufacturer of electric
automobile
s in Buffalo, New York
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The 1904 Buffalo Stanhope was a stanhope
model. It could seat 2 passengers and sold for US$1650. The single electric motor produced 2.5 hp (1.9 kW). The car weighed 1800 lb (816 kg).
The 1904 Buffalo Golf Brake was a surrey
model. Equipped with a tonneau
, it could seat 6 passengers and sold for US$2200. Two electric motors were situated at the rear of the car, produced 2.5 hp (1.9 kW) each. The car weighed 2200 lb (998 kg).
The 1904 Buffalo Tonneau was a tonneau
model. It could seat 4 passengers and sold for US$3000. The dual electric motors, situated at the rear of the car, produced 5 hp (3.7 kW) each and used a 40-cell pasted plate battery. The car weighed 3600 lb (1633 kg).
Brass Era car
The automotive Brass Era is the first period of automotive manufacturing, named for the prominent brass fittings used during this time for such things as lights and radiators. It extends from the first commercial automobiles marketed in the 1890s until about World War I...
manufacturer of electric
Electric vehicle
An electric vehicle , also referred to as an electric drive vehicle, uses one or more electric motors or traction motors for propulsion...
automobile
Automobile
An automobile, autocar, motor car or car is a wheeled motor vehicle used for transporting passengers, which also carries its own engine or motor...
s in Buffalo, New York
Buffalo, New York
Buffalo is the second most populous city in the state of New York, after New York City. Located in Western New York on the eastern shores of Lake Erie and at the head of the Niagara River across from Fort Erie, Ontario, Buffalo is the seat of Erie County and the principal city of the...
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The 1904 Buffalo Stanhope was a stanhope
Stanhope body
Stanhope is an archaic car body style characterized by its single bench seat mounted at the center, folding cloth top, and a dashboard at the front. All Stanhopes featured tiller steering, either in the center or at the side...
model. It could seat 2 passengers and sold for US$1650. The single electric motor produced 2.5 hp (1.9 kW). The car weighed 1800 lb (816 kg).
The 1904 Buffalo Golf Brake was a surrey
Surrey (carriage)
A surrey is a horse-drawn, four-wheeled, two-seated pleasure carriage with an open spindle seat.-Overview:The name comes from Surrey, the county in southern England where it was first built. It resembles a cabriolet but has a straight or nearly straight bottom, sometimes cut under...
model. Equipped with a tonneau
Tonneau
right|thumb|260px|1903 [[Ford Model A |Ford Model A]] rear-door TonneauTonneau cover , describes a hard or soft cover used to protect unoccupied passenger seats in a convertible, roadster, or for a pickup truck bed. Hard tonneau covers open by a hinging or folding mechanism while soft covers open...
, it could seat 6 passengers and sold for US$2200. Two electric motors were situated at the rear of the car, produced 2.5 hp (1.9 kW) each. The car weighed 2200 lb (998 kg).
The 1904 Buffalo Tonneau was a tonneau
Tonneau
right|thumb|260px|1903 [[Ford Model A |Ford Model A]] rear-door TonneauTonneau cover , describes a hard or soft cover used to protect unoccupied passenger seats in a convertible, roadster, or for a pickup truck bed. Hard tonneau covers open by a hinging or folding mechanism while soft covers open...
model. It could seat 4 passengers and sold for US$3000. The dual electric motors, situated at the rear of the car, produced 5 hp (3.7 kW) each and used a 40-cell pasted plate battery. The car weighed 3600 lb (1633 kg).