At the dawn of the year 1900, the internal combustion engine had not yet entirely won the battle against the electric motor, and the good commercial success of the French company Krieger, which was specialized precisely in electric and “hybrid” vehicles, pushed it to open a new branch in Turin. In 1907 it was named STAE (Società Torinese Automobili Elettriche – Turin Company of Electric Automobiles). The adventure lasted only a few years, until 1913. The vehicle on display here – which was donated to the Museum by Silvio Simeon – is characterized by the typical lines of that period and hides its Tudor battery pack (which gave the vehicle an autonomy of 80-90 km) under a fake engine hood.
