Electra (Kruger)

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H. Krüger or A. Krüger
legal form
founding 1899
resolution 1900
Seat Berlin , Germany
Branch Automobile manufacturer

Electra was a German car brand that was manufactured in Berlin between 1899 and 1900 . Both H. Krüger and A. Krüger are given as manufacturers .

description

The only model was a two-seater small car with three wheels. There are different details about the construction.

There is a source that it was a tricar . At the front, the vehicle had two wheels, between which the passenger seat was. Behind it was a frame like a motorcycle , including a saddle for the driver. There was only one wheel in the rear. There were also examples with a small loading area instead of the front seat. An electric motor drove the vehicle.

Another source mentions a bicycle- like tubular frame with a single front wheel and two rear wheels. There was no suspension, instead the bench was padded. It was steered with a steering lever and braked with an engine brake. Obviously there were two electric motors. Each one drove a rear wheel through a five-speed gearbox. A picture confirms this wheel arrangement.

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Halwart Schrader: German Cars 1886–1920. Motorbuch Verlag, Stuttgart 2002, ISBN 3-613-02211-7 , p. 173.
  2. ↑ Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 , chapter chapter Elektra; Electra.
  3. ↑ a b Michael Wolff Metternich : 100 years on 3 wheels. German three-lane vehicles through the ages. Neue Kunst Verlag, Munich, ISBN 3-929956-00-4 , pp. 105-106.