Smith Electric Vehicles
Electric trucking
Coca-Cola, Staples, Frito-Lay and AT&T were among the companies that received Smith Newtons -- the world's largest commercially available battery-electric-powered truck -- last month at an event to promote the line. The truck (right) has a payload of 16,000 pounds, a top speed of 50 mph and a 100-mile range on one battery charge.
SPIKE TV
Record breaker
Who says alternative fuels can't be fast? For his TV show "Jesse James Is A Dead Man," the custom bike and car builder successfully shattered the 185 mph land speed record for a hydrogen powered vehicle. The show that documents the emission-free vehicle (right) and record-breaking run in the Mojave Desert airs Aug. 9 on Spike TV.
--NWautos staff
1 Comment
By Gordon Snickelhausen on August 10, 2009 9:54 PM
Smith Electric Vehicles is all hype and no substance. They only sell a few dozen of those trucks each year. Things got so bad in England where they originated that they've laid off much of their workforce and put the remainder on a 4-day workweek. So what do they do? They come to America in search of a free handout from the American taxpayer in the guise of "stimulus money." And low and behold, they scored $10 million.
BTW, the blurb above didn't mention that Coca Cola, Staples, Frito Lay and AT&T bought exactly one truck apiece. With which they can tout their green credentials while carrying out business as usual.