Argo Electric
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Saginaw, Michigan
Saginaw is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the seat of Saginaw County. The city of Saginaw was once a thriving lumber town and manufacturing center. Saginaw and Saginaw County lie in the Flint/Tri-Cities region of Michigan...
, from 1912 to 1916. The Argo Electric used a 60 volt system with Westinghouse
Westinghouse Electric (1886)
Westinghouse Electric was an American manufacturing company. It was founded in 1886 as Westinghouse Electric Company and later renamed Westinghouse Electric Corporation by George Westinghouse. The company purchased CBS in 1995 and became CBS Corporation in 1997...
motors. They claimed to be capable of 20 mi/h. It had 6 forward and 6 reverse speeds, had 36 x 4 cushion tires and used an 18 inches (457.2 mm) steering wheel on the left. They were offered in both four- and five-passenger models, with open and closed versions available, and all models used steering wheels. The 110 inches (2,794 mm) wheelbase was the longest of any electric at the time. The Argo Brougham
Brougham (carriage)
A brougham was a light, four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage built in the 19th century. It was either invented for Scottish jurist Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux, Lord Chancellor of Great Britain, or simply made fashionable by his example...
was a 4 passenger car, weighing 3200 lb (1,451.5 kg), claimed a range of 75 miles (121 km) per charge using thirty 190 ah, MV Exide batteries.
In 1914, Argo joined with the Broc and Borland electric vehicle companies. In 1916 the Columbia Motors
Columbia Motors
Columbia Motors was a Detroit, Michigan, United States based automobile manufacturer which produced automobiles from 1917-1924.Columbia Motors was incorporated in 1916, with J. G...
Company purchased the assets of Argo.
