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Welcomed at end of the 19th century as the solution to the severe problem of horse manure in city streets, electric trucks soon became the norm for short-haul commercial deliveries. Though reliable, they were gradually replaced by gasoline-powered trucks for long-haul deliveries--although a fleet of electric milk trucks survived in Great Britain into the 1960s.
Industrial electric vehicles never disappeared from factories and ports. During the past decade, with the availability of the lithium-ion battery, the electric truck is back on the road for all payloads and all distances. The fourth in a series covering the history and future of electric transport, this book chronicles the work of the innovative engineers who perfected e-trucks large and small.
Contents
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Foreword by Umberto de Pretto
Prelude
One • Pioneers
Two • Outside the USA
Three • Inter-War Years
Four • SOVELs to TAMAs
Five • "Drinka Pinta Milka Day!"
Six • The OPEC Effect
Seven • The Lithium-Ion Advantage
Eight • In Recent Months—2016 to Present
Nine • Start-Ups Out of a Driverless Future
Appendix A: Trolley Trucks and Electrified Roads
Appendix B: Speed Records
Appendix C: Antique and Classic Truck Conservation
Appendix D: Electric Truck and Battery Builders (Past and Present)
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index
