What's this, from when - for 1 point?:
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Experts?
is it british?
Dutch?
French?
1950 Denso-Go. I think it was electric powered, but I'm not sure. Japanese.
Yes, that's it.
It was electric and actually dates from 1949 but you're near enough!
Well done.