Andreas Flocken

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Andreas Flocken, 1910
Flocken Elektrowagen, 1888 (reconstruction, 2011) Flocken 7 1888.jpg
Flocken Elektrowagen, 1888 (reconstruction, 2011)

Andreas Flocken (born 6 February 1845 in Albersweiler, Rheinpfalz, Kingdom of Bavaria, German Confederation; died 29 April 1913 in Coburg, Duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, German Empire) was a German entrepreneur and inventor.

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Life

Until 1868 Flocken worked for German company Heinrich Lanz AG in Mannheim. Then he worked for company Schoppers in Zeulenroda. Since 1879, Flocken and his family lived in Coburg. In 1880, Flocken started his own company in Coburg.

Flocken electric car

The Flocken Elektrowagen of 1888 by German inventor Andreas Flocken is regarded as the first real electric car of the world. [1]

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