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Can electrics stand the urban pace?
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The scheme is confined to elivery vans in the 750 to 750kg (15 to 35cwt) range ad the 62 vans to be operated 'dude 25 Bedford CFs from )seph Lucas Ltd in assoation with Vauxhall Motors xi, 25 Silent Karriers from a msortium of Chloride Techcal Ltd, Chrysler UK and FE, and 12 vehicles from rompton Electricars Ltd.
Mr Williams said this was e first evaluation anywhere the world and it was innded to be a three-year exTiment with an annual .aluation by the TRRL. As e Minister said: "There has en less than agreement that iv operating costs will offset her initial cost."
At the offical launching of a scheme it was significant at, while everyone stressed a low maintenance aspect of !ctric vehicles, no one was ?pared to quote facts when mparing equivalent fuel its.
rhe Minister was asked if !re was to be a special char ging tariff for the batteries as the companies involved in the operation of the vehicles would, in effect, be avoiding the tax on petrol/diesel. Mr Williams ducked the question by saying: "Let's develop the source of energy first and then we can decide how we are going to tax it."
Brian Hayward, managing director of National Carriers, said his company had been operating the Silent Karrier for over 18 months and that there had been a great deal of driver acceptance. "There was no spillage of diesel," he said. "There is no fuelling time, so there is quicker starting for the drivers first thing in the morning. National Carriers have purchased five more unsubsidised vehicles, which shows our confidence in the idea. On the very relevant top maintenance costs and di 1 P time, Initial Services Ltd f•1 1 that the equivalent do II -i time figure for diesel and : tric vehicles were 3.3 days 1..! 1 1.4 days per quarter res 1 . tively. 1