Carville (make of car)

Carville from 1979

Carville was a Swiss car brand.

Victor Perrenoud from Geneva developed the prototype of the Pilcar electric car in 1977 with the help of the Electricité Neuchâteloise SA and Société Romande d'Electricité . The electric motor developed 19 hp , the batteries had a capacity of 40 kW. The top speed was 90 km / h. The body was designed by Franco Sbarro . The three-door station wagon with a length of 3.06 meters offered space for four people and luggage.

Series production began in 1979. From the same year the brand name Carville was used.

Production ended in 1981.

A vehicle of this brand can be viewed at Grandson Castle .

literature

• Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The great automobile encyclopedia. BLV, Munich 1986, ISBN 3-405-12974-5
• Ernest Schmid: Swiss cars. Swiss automobile designs from 1868 to the present day. Auto-Jahr, Lausanne 1978, ISBN 2-88001-058-6

Web links

Commons : Carville  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• GTÜ Society for Technical Monitoring mbH (accessed on December 22, 2013)