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From: VK6BE@VK6ZRT.#BUN.#WA.AUS.OC
To : AUTO@WW
The Electricity Commission in Perth WA used little electric trucks in
their daily rounds. They were chain driven and rather slow. That was about
75 years ago. The Brewery used a team of Clydesdale horses and a flat bed
dray to distribute their wares.
Bob VK6BE.
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Yes, electric vehicles have been around a long time and batteries have
always been a problem. Edison outfitted a Ford Model T flatbed truck but
due to the usual pitfalls of lead-acid batteries it was an instant
failure. That was one of several failed experiments and they say Edison
was a genius, not really.
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