Electric Trucks

<p> 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.</p><p> 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.</p>