Svensk Elektrobil AB (SEA) was a Swedish company that made electric vehicles.Ny Teknik: Asea slog världsrekord med elbil 1947
The Company was founded by

Asea ''Allmänna Svenska Elektriska Aktiebolaget'' (English translation: General Swedish Electrical Limited Company; Swedish abbreviation: ASEA) was a Swedish industrial company. History ASEA was founded in 1883 by Ludvig Fredholm in Västerås as ...

and was located at Rosenlundsgatan in southern Stockholm. The vehicle loaded 2.5 tonnes and had a top speed of 25 km/h.

Specification

The vehicle had an electric motor connected to

Tudor batteries Tudor is a lead-acid battery brand founded by Henri Tudor in 1890 and is now owned by Exide Technologies. History The start Henri Tudor from Rosport created in 1890 what will become later the Tudor batteries brand: the ''Société anonyme Fran ...

rated at 250 Ah. One of the models, the EV 12 launched in 1943, had a duo system with two motors. An extra motor could be connected when driving uphill or when heavily loaded. Most models had a range of 60–70 km, but 127 km was achieved.

History

Production of electric vehicles ended at the end of the 1940s due to competition from gasoline powered cars. In 1959 the company was renamed Svensk Reaktorteknik and later to

ASEA-Atom ''Allmänna Svenska Elektriska Aktiebolaget'' (English translation: General Swedish Electrical Limited Company; Swedish abbreviation: ASEA) was a Swedish industrial company. History ASEA was founded in 1883 by Ludvig Fredholm in Västerås a ...

and is as of 2009 named Westinghouse.

References

Electric vehicles introduced in the 20th century Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of Sweden Defunct companies of Sweden ASEA {{motorvehicle-company-stub