Electrics Pay on Coal Delivery
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Do( using . battery-electric vehicles, .L1 two men were able to deliver 45 tons • of coal at an average. cost of 6s. 6d. per ton for 'every 18 tons' delivered by one .man with a horse and cart at an average cost-of. 95. 6d. per ton. This was the experience, 'last summer, of Ipswich: Industrial Cooperative .Society, which, a year ago, bought"' two. Morrison Electricar 3-tonners fitted with Exide batteries.
A similar improvement was shown during the winter. For every 40 tons delivered by the Electricars at 7s. a ton, 16 tons were delivered by horsed transport at 10s. per ton.
Costs include depreciation at 10 per cent. per annum, -interest at 2-1per cent., licence, insurance, maintenance, overheads and 25 per cent. of battery' cost. making a total for standing charges of £346 5s. a year. Current costs lid. per mile and tyres, fd. per mile. To work a vehicle over 150 miles a week costs £7 18s.
The Society operates 101 batteryelectric vehicles. The new types cover 20-30 miles a day with an average of 100 stops and each vehicle delivers 9-10 tons of coal daily. In cold weather the electrics show up to particular advantage, because half an hour may, be wasted while horses' shoes are studded to deal with icy surfaces.