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Edison Accumulators Ltd, importer of products from [[Edison Co|Edison Company]] of America including batteries and [[Automatic (American)| Automatic]] and [[Edison (American)]] electric vehicles. | Edison Accumulators Ltd, importer of products from [[Edison Storage Battery Co|Edison Company]] of America including batteries and [[Automatic (American)| Automatic]] and [[Edison (American)]] electric vehicles. | ||
1913 Company set up by the US Edison Company to import and sell batteries from the parent company <ref>Competition Commission report [http://www.competition-commission.org.uk/rep_pub/reports/1960_1969/fulltext/025c04.pdf]</ref>. | 1913 Company set up by the US Edison Company to import and sell batteries from the parent company <ref>Competition Commission report [http://www.competition-commission.org.uk/rep_pub/reports/1960_1969/fulltext/025c04.pdf]</ref>. | ||
Revision as of 10:37, 9 February 2023
Edison Accumulators Ltd, importer of products from Edison Company of America including batteries and Automatic and Edison (American) electric vehicles.
1913 Company set up by the US Edison Company to import and sell batteries from the parent company [1].
1913 Arrol-Johnston Motor Co of Dumfries built a new factory to build electric cars powered by Edison storage batteries[2]
1913-1917 For a list of the models and prices of electric vehicles see the 1917 Red Book
1928 Acquired by Accumulatoren Fabrik AG; name changed to Britannia Batteries Ltd.
1931 Edison Storage Battery Co won an action against Britannia Batteries Ltd; Edison Accumulators Ltd and Mr John Ferreol Monnot protecting the name "Edison" rather than allowing it to be used as a general descriptor of batteries.[3]
See Also
Sources of Information
- Ian Allan - British Buses Since 1900 - Aldridge and Morris