Electric Trucks: A History of Delivery Vehicles, Semis, Forklifts and Others

Author:   Kevin Desmond
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
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9781476676159


Pages:   269
Publication Date:   30 December 2019
Format:   Paperback
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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.

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Author:   Kevin Desmond
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 22.90cm
ISBN:  

9781476676159


ISBN 10:   1476676151
Pages:   269
Publication Date:   30 December 2019
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock   Availability explained
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A unique and extraordinarily informative study...recommended --Midwest Book Review


A unique and extraordinarily informative study...recommended --Midwest Book Review There's history and tech woven into nine chapters covering the beginnings to the driverless future. This is a well-researched book --SAH Journal


There's history and tech woven into nine chapters covering the beginnings to the driverless future. This is a well-researched book --SAH Journal; A unique and extraordinarily informative study...recommended --Midwest Book Review


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Kevin Desmond, a technology historian and biographer, lives near Bordeaux in southern France. Since 1976, he has published 27 books and 300-plus articles on the men and women innovators, often forgotten, behind the progress of transport and related subjects.

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