Rauch and Lang
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The Rauch & Lang was an American
electric automobile
manufactured in Cleveland, Ohio
from 1905 to 1920 and Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts from 1920-1932.
style vehicle. By 1908 they were producing 500 automobiles a year. In 1916, the company merged with Baker Electric. After 1919, the automobiles were known as Raulangs.
was manufactured in the Rauch and Lang factory from 1916-1919.
company bought out Rauch and Lang and moved production to Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts. The company focused on producing taxi cabs and offered both electric and gasoline versions. Automobile production ended in 1928, but the company continued producing trucks and buses for a few more years.
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electric automobile
Electric car
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manufactured in Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border...
from 1905 to 1920 and Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts from 1920-1932.
Cleveland years
Wagon builders Jacob Rauch and Charles E.J. Lang began producing electrically powered automobiles in 1905 with a stanhopeStanhope body
Stanhope is an archaic car body style characterized by its single bench seat mounted at the center, folding cloth top, and a dashboard at the front. All Stanhopes featured tiller steering, either in the center or at the side...
style vehicle. By 1908 they were producing 500 automobiles a year. In 1916, the company merged with Baker Electric. After 1919, the automobiles were known as Raulangs.
Owen Magnetic
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was manufactured in the Rauch and Lang factory from 1916-1919.
Chicopee Falls years
In 1920, the Stevens-DuryeaStevens-Duryea
Stevens-Duryea was an American manufacturer of automobiles in Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts between 1901 and 1915 and from 1919 to 1927.The company was founded after a falling-out between J. Frank Duryea and his brother Charles in 1898...
company bought out Rauch and Lang and moved production to Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts. The company focused on producing taxi cabs and offered both electric and gasoline versions. Automobile production ended in 1928, but the company continued producing trucks and buses for a few more years.
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