{"product_id":"electric-trucks-a-history-of-delivery-vehicles-semis-forklifts-and-others-9781476676159","title":"Electric Trucks: A History of Delivery Vehicles, Semis, Forklifts and Others","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Kevin Desmond\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Automotive - Trucks\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Welcomed at end of the 19th century as the solution to the severe problem of horse manure in city streets, electric trucks soon became the norm for short-haul commercial deliveries. Though reliable, they were gradually replaced by gasoline-powered trucks for long-haul deliveries--although a fleet of electric milk trucks survived in Great Britain into the 1960s.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Industrial electric vehicles never disappeared from factories and ports. During the past decade, with the availability of the lithium-ion battery, the electric truck is back on the road for all payloads and all distances. The fourth in a series covering the history and future of electric transport, this book chronicles the work of the innovative engineers who perfected e-trucks large and small.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46456040423575,"sku":"9781476676159","price":4095.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781476676159.webp?v=1769177250","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/electric-trucks-a-history-of-delivery-vehicles-semis-forklifts-and-others-9781476676159","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}