Gallery: Porsche's First Car? An 1898 Electric Buggy

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    The "Egger-Lohner electric vehicle, C.2 Phaeton model", or P1 for short.
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    The electric motor could put out a maximum of 5 horsepower to propel the P1 up to 22 mph.
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    "P1" was stamped on all the car's components, standing for "Porsche number 1"
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    The motor was regulated by a 12-speed controller, allowing the P1 to travel up to 50 miles
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    The P1 made its official debut at the 1899 international motor vehicle expo in Berlin
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    Dr. Wolfgang Porsche will, the chairman of the board, will re-unveil the P1 at the Porsche museum
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