Van Wagoner (automobile)

The Van Wagoner was an American electric automobile manufactured between 1899 and 1903 in Syracuse, New York, by the Syracuse Automobile Company. It was advertised as "built on a simple plan that does away with several levers and push buttons" and could purportedly be "controlled with one hand."^[1]

Van Wagoner

Company type	Automobile Manufacturing
Industry	Automotive
Genre	Electric and gasoline run-about called the Van Wagoner and later renamed to Syracuse
Founded	1899
Defunct	1903
Fate	Manufactured by Syracuse Automobile Company that discontinued production in 1903. Later models produced by Century Motor Vehicle Company
Headquarters	Syracuse, New York , United States
Area served	United States
Key people	William H. Van Wagoner, automobile designer
Products	Automobiles

During 1900 the model was renamed to the Syracuse and was produced under that name until 1903. There were a number of reported problems with the car in 1901 because the rear brake compressor periodically gave out.^[1]