Motor Road Transport For Commercial Purposes
(Liquid Fuel, Steam, Electricity)

CHAPTER XI ELECTRIC VEHICLES—RUNNING COSTS The electrically-driven vehicle is very extensively used in municipal work, as may be judged by the facts given in this chapter. This class of work seldom favours economical operation in respect of the retums which mechanical haulage can show when employed com- mercially. Nevertheless, accounts of municipal trac- tion are always of interest for, as a rule, fuller and more accurate details of the service are kept than is the case with many commercial firms, and the motor is in no way favoured by being run under ideal conditions. Municipal Corporation’s 1 Ton Electric Lorry. The particulars below reläte to a 1 ton electric lorry belonging to a Corporation. The details of the whole service have been most carefully kept and compiled, and cover a period of one year’s running during the war—■ Number of Miles run Number of Hours in commission Number of Days in commission. Week-days Sundays 10,376 110 2,988 48-5 305 7 Total. 10,486 3,036-5 312 Days out of commission for the twelve months, other than Sundays and public holidays—none. Total costs for the year are— £ s. d. Capital charges, Insurance, etc. 124 9 — Wages ...... . . 115 14 11 Material ...... . . 24 16 3 Current ...... 23 11 10 21 16 11 ^310 8 11