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L'Œuf électrique (transl. The Electric Egg) was a futuristic prototype concept electric cyclecar designed in 1938, and built in 1942 by industrial designer Paul Arzens (1903-1990). It was acquired by the Musée des Arts et Métiers in Paris in 1993, and is currently at the Cité de l'Automobile in Mulhouse in Alsace.[1]

L'Œuf électrique
Overview
Designer	Paul Arzens
Body and chassis
Class	Concept car
Powertrain
Propulsion	Electric
Electric range	100 km
Dimensions
Curb weight	350 kg

History

Arzens, a Parisian, and graduate of École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris, designed this futuristic, economical, lightweight electric car prototype in 1938 (along with his concept car La Baleine), then built it in 1942, during World War II.[2]

Car

The spherical bodywork, with a fastback rear, is inspired by interwar cyclecars, and the bionic shapes of an egg, a bubble, or a drop of water. The body is aluminum, over a chassis formed from a Duralinox [ca] tube. The windscreen is made of curved Plexiglass, as are the doors. Batteries account for most of the car's 350-kilogram (770 lb) weight.[3]

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  Near La Baleine
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  Face view
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  Side view

Motorisation

To circumvent fuel rationing during the German military administration in occupied France during World War II, Arzens used an electric motor, which was powered by five 12-volt batteries located under the bench seat. Each battery had a capacity of 250 ampere hours, and weighed 60 kilograms (130 lb). The car had a top speed of 70 kilometres per hour (43 mph), and a range of 100 kilometres (62 mi).[3]

After the war, Arzens replaced the electric motor with a 125 cc (7.6 cu in) Peugeot single-cylinder petrol engine, which produced 5.5 horsepower (4.1 kW). This resulted in an increase in the car's top speed, to 80 kilometres per hour (50 mph).[4]

Museum

Arzens used L'Œuf électrique as his personal car until his death in 1990, at which point it was donated to the Musée des Arts et Métiers in Paris, which houses the collection of the Conservatoire national des arts et métiers. As of 2022, the car is at the Cité de l'Automobile in Mulhouse, together with La Baleine.[1][3]

References

External links

• Media related to L'Œuf électrique at Wikimedia Commons

На других языках

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[de] L’Œuf électrique

L’Œuf électrique (französisch für das elektrische Ei) war ein futuristischer Prototyp eines dreirädrigen Elektrofahrzeugs, der von dem Industriedesigner Paul Arzens 1938 entworfen und 1942 gebaut wurde. Er kam 1993 ins Musée des arts et métiers in Paris und wird heute in der Cité de l’Automobile in Mulhouse im Elsass ausgestellt.[1]

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- [en] L'Œuf électrique

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[fr] L'Œuf électrique

L'Œuf électrique (electric egg, en anglais) est un prototype concept-car futuriste de voiture électrique cyclecar de 1938, du designer industriel parisien Paul Arzens (1903-1990). Réalisée en 1942, elle est acquise par le musée des Arts et Métiers de Paris en 1993, qui la dépose à la collection Schlumpf de la Cité de l'automobile de Mulhouse en Alsace [1]

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