ELECTRIC TRACTION.
WHAT RONGOTEA HAS PROVED. Two Ellison storage battery electric •jrucks (one two-ton and one one-ton) have been used by the Kongotea Dairy Company for nearly three years. 1 lie trucks are in continuous service, collecting cream daily in tiie surrounding districts. During the three years the trucks Jytve covered over go,mm miles each, and are in a better running condition to-day than when they were lirst put on the road. The running costs, including cost of general ing electric current for chnrg- ,■]..(> ic: t: ci i*.‘s. tyres, and genertil maiiiti-iiatice, am unit t" £»».»(*. or approximately -Id -per i uniting mile pet lorry. The cost of generating power lot charging the batteries by means of a suction gas plan: using coal tit present prices is under Id per mile. ft is evident from the above figures that file rep-sil- bill i> very low. and when it is taken into consideration thnf the Ildbott storage battery increase-. in vdncivtwy with use, a vert ' small ttll-iv.an.i ci- >*ar.v for dopro cjai ion. A third truck hits been it operation lor about H months, and is used for currying butter to the rail it cartage. This truck has covered I'V-r 7'■■■'■ miles, and is proving quite ns .-a’ i-factory ;is the ollie 1 WO.—‘ * T'jrtV. *
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Otaki Mail, Volume XXVIII, 17 March 1920, Page 4
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