Baker Motor Vehicle

The Baker Motor Vehicle Company was a manufacturer of electric cars around the turn of the century from 1899 to 1914 in Cleveland, Ohio. The factory was located in the Euclid Avenue.

History

The first car was a two -seater, which was sold at a price of 850 U.S. dollars, this would correspond with inflation 23,804 U.S. dollars in 2014. One of the vehicles was sold to Thomas Edison as his first vehicle.

1904 Baker extended its product range with two two-seater with reinforced wooden body, center-mounted electric motors and zwölfzelligen lead-acid batteries.

• The Baker Runabout with 0.75 HP ( 0.6 kW) weighs 295 kg.
• The Stanhope cost $ 1,600, has a weight of 431 kg, a motor with 1.75 kW and a three -speed transmission. The car reached a speed of 23 km / h

In 1906, Baker made ​​800 cars, making it the largest electric car manufacturers that time.

In 1907, Baker built 17 different car models from the smallest to the biggest car Stanhope, the Inside Drive Coupe. So, for example, the $ 4,000 heavy Extension Front Brougham, whose driver's seat was up behind the passengers and a Hansom Cab was simulated.

Baker also built a number of truck with a capacity up to 5 tons.

1913 Baker was acquired by Detroit Electric, 1914 together with the automaker Rauch and Lang from Cleveland and then traded as Baker, Rauch & Lang. The last car of Baker were built in 1916, electric utility vehicles for a few years longer. Baker, Rauch & Lang took Owen Magnetic as a supplier under contract.

The torpedo, the racing car of founder Walter C. Baker, was the first car with a seat belt. The car drove more than 120 km / h

Walter Baker in 1919 Member of the Supervisory Board of the Peerless Motor Company.