ALB Electrics could turn up trumps in long run
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DODGE/CHLORIDE, manufacturers of the Silent Karrier, intends to introduce a new electric model next spring, based on the Dodge 50-series.
The company is exchanging closer to those for internal operating and technical inforcombustion vehicles.
mation with the Southern Electricity Board which has, over the last six months, integrated a total of 30 high performance electric vehicles into its commercial fleet.
The SEB claims it has already shown that the cost of batteries plus electricity used in recharging compares well with the cost of fuel for equivalent petrol engined vehicles.
Bearing in mind the escalating costs of petrol, electric traction may represent considerable economies as production costs of electric vehicles move Road transport powered by battery traction seems an attractive way of utilising the benefits of electricity. The batteries may be charged during off-peak hours and provide a valuable load for the base load generating capacity available at that time.
Southern Electricity chairman John Wecigewood commented: "The widespread adoption of commercial electric vehicles will make an important contribution to low-cost pollution-free transport and to the conservation of finite energy resources.'"