Buffalo Electric Vehicle Company
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The Buffalo Electric Vehicle Company was an American
electric car
manufacturing company from 1912 until 1915 based in Buffalo, New York
. The motorcars were marked under the Buffalo brand. The company was formed by a merger of several electrical vehicle and allied companies which included:
was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 2005.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
electric car
Electric car
An electric car is an automobile which is propelled by electric motor, using electrical energy stored in batteries or another energy storage device. Electric cars were popular in the late-19th century and early 20th century, until advances in internal combustion engine technology and mass...
manufacturing company from 1912 until 1915 based 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...
. The motorcars were marked under the Buffalo brand. The company was formed by a merger of several electrical vehicle and allied companies which included:
- Babcock Electric Carriage CompanyBabcock Electric Carriage CompanyThe Babcock Electric Carriage Company was an early 20th century United States automobile company, making electric vehicles under the Babcock brand from 1906 through 1912....
(whose founder Francis A. Babcock became Buffalo's president) - Van WagonerVan WagonerThe Van Wagoner was an American electric automobile manufactured between 1899 and 1903 in Syracuse, New York, by the Syracuse Automobile Company...
whose trucks were continued by the new company - The Buffalo Automobile Station Company
- Buffalo Electric Carriage CompanyBuffalo Electric CarriageBuffalo Electric Carriage Company was a Brass Era manufacturer of electric automobiles in Buffalo, New York.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 . The car weighed 1800 lb .The 1904...
- The Clark Motor Company
History
The companies automobiles were commonly marketed to affluent women as an alternative to the dangerous manual crank starting that was required with a gasoline vehicle. The company went out of business in 1916. The company's factory and showroomBuffalo Electric Vehicle Company Building
Buffalo Electric Vehicle Company Building is a historic automobile factory and showroom located at Buffalo in Erie County, New York. It was constructed for the Buffalo Electric Vehicle Company in 1910. The building has been redeveloped as home to "Artspace."...
was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 2005.