Advanced electric van
Mr E. H. Mace, the Municipal Electricity Department’s chief engineer, looks at the braking and heating systems on a prototype Lucas electric van at the Chritchnrch Civic Offices. The van is being evaluated by New Zealand power supply authorities, and is one of several being assessed throughout the world. According to the M.E.D., the van is regarded as the world’s most advanced electric vehicle at present, and
could be in production at the end of 1982. The British-built Lucas van was taken for short test rides by councillors. It started with a whining hum, but there was little noise at normal speed. Slung under the chassis are the van’s 36 6v batteries, and the normal engine compartment is blocked off. The braking system, with compressed air assistance, and the cab’s heating system, occupy that area.
The van has a range of 100 km, an 80 km/h speed, and can carry a 1000 kg pay-
load. The M.E.D. is using it for odd jobs for three weeks before it travels north.
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Press, 7 September 1981, Page 15
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