Buffalo Electric Carriage Company was a

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manufacturer of

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s in

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. The 1904 ''Buffalo Stanhope'' was a stanhope model. It could seat 2 passengers and sold for

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1650. The single electric motor produced 2.5 hp (1.9 kW). The car weighed 1800 lb (816 kg). The 1904 ''Buffalo Golf Brake'' was a

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model. Equipped with a

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, it could seat 6 passengers and sold for

2200. Two electric motors were situated at the rear of the car, produced 2.5 hp (1.9 kW) each. The car weighed 2200 lb (998 kg). The 1904 ''Buffalo Tonneau'' was a

model. It could seat 4 passengers and sold for

3000. The dual electric motors, situated at the rear of the car, produced 5 hp (3.7 kW) each and used a 40-cell pasted plate battery. The car weighed 3600 lb (1633 kg).

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* ''Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly'' (January, 1904) Electric vehicles introduced in the 20th century Motor vehicle manufacturers based in New York (state) Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of the United States Brass Era vehicles History of Buffalo, New York Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1904 1904 establishments in New York (state) Manufacturing companies based in Buffalo, New York {{motorvehicle-company-stub

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