Electric-vehicle sale
A Christchurch company I producing electric vehicles! has won a tender to supply) two units to the Invercargill City Council. i Natural Energy (Electric Vehicles), Ltd, was the only! firm to offer a tender. The vehicles will replace cars; that do not travel manyi miles and are used in the centre of the city. The company plans to tender to supply the Christ-! church Municipal Electricity Department with an electric vehicle. This tender does not
I close until the end of October. j “This is the first local body we have supplied with lan electric vehicle, and we hope the Christchurch City I Council may give us some 1 orders,” said the company’s ■chairman, Mr C. P. Hibbott. i Mr Hibbott is disappointed 1 that the Christchurch City i Council has not lent its support to his industry. I The firm says it has re- ! ceived inquiries from throughout New Zealand for its vehicles and that it has 10 orders for next month, and 18 for October.
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Press, 15 August 1980, Page 4
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