CGE Tudor
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 CGE Tudor from 1942
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| Sales designation: | Tudor |
| Production period: | 1941-1946 |
| Class : | Small car |
| Body versions : | Coupé , cabriolet , panel van |
| Engines: | Electric motor |
| Length: | 3700 mm |
| Width: | |
| Height: | 1400 mm |
| Wheelbase : | 2350 mm |
| Empty weight : | 970 kg |
The CGE Tudor is a French passenger car.
history
The French front-wheel drive pioneer Jean-Albert Grégoire designed an electric car from 1941 on behalf of the Compagnie Générale d'Électricité . Around 200 copies were made between 1941 and 1946.
A vehicle of this brand can be viewed in the Musée des 24 Heures in Le Mans .
chassis
The chassis consisted of an aluminum frame. The electric motor was arranged centrally. The batteries were mounted in the front and back.
engine
An electric motor provided the drive . The batteries were charged by recuperation while braking.
Performance
The design-related top speed was 58 km / h, and the range 90 kilometers.
body
The production vehicles were convertibles . There were also some prototypes as delivery vans , plans for a four-door, four-seater sedan for use as a taxi, and some coupés that were exhibited at the Paris Motor Show in October 1946.
mass and weight
With a wheelbase of 2350 mm and a track width of 1160 mm, the vehicle length was 3700 mm and the vehicle height was 1400 mm. The weight of the vehicles was given as 970 kg, of which the batteries alone weighed 460 kg.
Selling price
In the spring of 1941 the sales price was given as 105,000 francs , three times the price for a Citroën 11 CV .
literature
- Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 .
- George Nick Georgano: Cars. Encyclopédie complète. 1885 à nos jours. Courtille, Paris 1975. (French)
- George Nick Georgano: The New Encyclopedia of Motorcars, 1885 to the Present. 3. Edition. Dutton Publishing, New York 1982, ISBN 0-525-93254-2 . (English)
- René Bellu: Automobilia. Issue 26. Toutes les voitures françaises 1940–46. Les années sans salon. Histoire & Collections, Paris 2003. (French)
Web links
- Allcarindex (accessed December 7, 2013)