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Question: Were there 12V batteries in the 1940's. I know that in the U.S
Automakers started changing over from 6V PbSO4 Automotive batteries to 12V
in the late 1950's.
In the piece:
'The Breguet electric car was produced by French aviation manufacturer,
Louis The Brequet electric car in the garage Charles Breguet. During the
war, Breguet was forced to stop producing aircraft and as a way to keep his
workforce employed he switched to building cars. As petrol at this time was
strictly rationed Louis manufactured electric cars and the Berguet became
the everyday people’s car.'
A several months back, I posted about a WWII vintage EV that the NAZI's
forced the locals to make because of their fuel shortage. The locals used
delay tactics to keep their EV from being of use to their invaders. But a
1940 French EV would be before WWII Germany invaded France, so that would
not be the case.
The piece makes no mention of what battery chemistry, so I will assume PbSO4
was used. It did mention a change over in plant manufacturing, so could it
be these were French 12V aircraft batteries?
Anyone know?
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