Carl Oppermann Electric Carriage Company

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Oppermann is a former British manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

Carl Oppermann from London produced vehicles with electric motors from 1898 . In 1902 he founded the Carl Oppermann Electric Carriage Co Limited .

In 1907 production was stopped.

vehicles

All Oppermann vehicles were equipped with electric motors. The vehicles were also used as taxis. The engines developed between 1 and 6 hp . From 1905 the appearance of the vehicles was brought into line with the appearance of gasoline cars by attaching a hood.

See also

literature

  • Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The great automobile encyclopedia. BLV, Munich 1986, ISBN 3-405-12974-5
  • GN Georgano : cars. Encyclopédie complète. 1885 à nos jours. Courtille, 1975 (French)
  • David Culshaw, Peter Horrobin: The Complete Catalog of British Cars 1895–1975 , Veloce Publishing PLC, Dorchester (1997), ISBN 1-874105-93-6 (English)