Electric self-starter
Arranque eléctrico del automóvil
- Date
- 1911–1912 · confidence high
- Place
- Dayton, Ohio, United States
- Credited to
- Charles Kettering (Delco; 1912 Cadillac model)
- People
- 👤 Charles Kettering1876–1958
- Field
- Movement
What it is
Battery-powered electric motor that starts the engine without a crank, integrated with electric lighting and ignition. It eliminated the danger and effort of hand-cranking.
What it led to
- The automobile made accessible to women and the elderly
- Defeat of the electric and steam car by the petrol car
- The automobile electrical system (battery, dynamo, lighting)
Built on
- Electric motor1821-1834
- Gasoline automobile1886
- Lead-acid battery (Planté, Faure)
Made possible
- Automobile electrical system
- Car radio