ATV Today: 18.04.1980: Battery Powered Vehicles

Summary

Anne Diamond report on the first electric van to go into regular commercial use, designed by Lucas for the Midlands Electricity Board, who have taken delivery of five of the Bedford vehicles.

Year:

1980

Duration:

0:02:02

Film type:

Colour / Sound

Company:

ATV

Master format:

16mm

Description

Anne Diamond arrives for the interview in a Baker electric car built in 1902 in America, driven by its owner, Mr. Southall, a veteran car collector. Anne then tests out the new Lucas battery Bedford van on the Lucas test track at Honiley. She talks to Cyril Billingham of the MEB, about the Board's decision to begin a fleet of electrically driven vehicles. Further shots of the vans and the Baker car on the test track.


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