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Team Valley, Gateshead on Tyne
JSING the standard Cabac chassis as a base, Smith's builds a vide variety of bodies, of which probably the best known is he dairy vehicle. Other bodywork variations include street :leansing vehicles, personnel carriers and airport service All the chassis are suitable for batteries of up to 36 cells at ip to 504ahc or 48 cells of 376ahc.
With the standard Cabac range, the cab is 1.88m (6ft 2in) vide and 2.39m (7ft 10in) high. This range incorporates the :abac 65, 75 and 85 models with gross weights of 3,302, ,,810 and 4,320kg (3tons 5cwt, 3tons 15cwt and 4tons As well as the standard range, Smith's markets a compact version which is 1.68m (5ft 6in) wide and 2.24m (7ft 4in) high. For these models, the gvw ranges from 3,556 to 4,065kg (3tons 10cwt to 4tons).
The 'Cabac' name for the Smith's electric vehicles is derived from the patented cab rear entry. For the cab construction, Smith's prefers to use aluminium panels bolted to a square section steel frame.
One feature which the company claims has resulted in a 13 per cent reduction in energy consumption is the 'Permadryve' powder coupling, fitted between the differential and the propeller shaft. The unit can also be supplied for fitting to existing vehicles.