Early Electric Cars and the Bailey Victoria Phaeton
Culture · First reported 31 Oct, 13:00 · Updated 13:28
A history of early electric vehicles follows Fannie Goodnow’s 1908 Bailey Victoria Phaeton, its charging equipment and the challenges facing electric-car makers as gasoline cars gained ground.
- Before electric starters appeared in 1911, gasoline cars generally required a hand crank and produced noise and exhaust; electric cars were easier to start but needed charging arrangements.
- Fannie Goodnow owned a 1908 Bailey Victoria Phaeton and used a mercury-arc rectifier charger; the article says the device converted grid AC to battery-charging DC and took about 12 hours to charge a drained battery.
- Bailey’s company made about 500 to 600 electric vehicles before selling its factory in 1915, as Model T competition increased; Goodnow’s charging station was donated to Heritage Museums & Gardens in 2022.
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- Goodnow’s car
- A 1908 Bailey Victoria Phaeton.
- Standard battery range
- 64 to 80 kilometers, according to the article.
- Standard-battery price
- US $2,000.
- Bailey production
- About 500 to 600 electric vehicles before the company sold its factory in 1915.
- Charging station
- Donated to Heritage Museums & Gardens in 2022.
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