Data given indicate that overall economy of storage-battery-operated trucks is higher than that of gasoline trucks; tests on large and practical scale have established 100 watt-hours as power requirement of modern electric truck per ton-mile; comparative investment and operating costs are given for 3-ton trucks, covering per day average of 31 miles; with average cost of offpeak night current, electric truck is about 33 per cent less expensive operatively than gas car.


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    Title :

    Storage-battery trucks


    Additional title:

    La traction sur route par accumulateurs


    Contributors:
    Krieger, L. (author)

    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1927


    Size :

    6 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    French


    Keywords :


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