Stan Wellaway

Prospects for Electric Cars

Incidentally, should you wish to invest, it is possible to buy shares in Tanfield Group who own Smith Electric Vehicles. They are quoted on the London stockmarket. Ticker LSE:TAN

Tanfield also hold a substantial stake in the US company, Smith Electric Vehicles US Corporation, whose first 7.5-ton electric trucks were recently sold to Coca-Cola Enterprises, Frito-Lay, Pacific Gas, Staples, and others.

Prospects for Electric Cars

tukuemuaca - where do you get the idea that Tesla have sold no cars? They have sold 150 or more. Which kinda casts doubt on the rest of your post.

Here in the UK, delivery company TNT Express has so far added 150 electric trucks to its fleet - most of them 7.5-ton Smith Newtons, plus some 3.5-ton Smith Edisons. They are in everyday use at 23 depots across England, Scotland and in Holland.

Supermarket chain Tesco operates a fleet of Modec 5.5-ton electric delivery vans, while their rival Sainsbury's oprate about 20 Smith Edison 3.5-ton food delivery vans.

Swapping the battery pack on a Modec van takes 15 minutes. Taxis in Japan are trialling a battery swap system that takes about one minute.

You are a bit behind the times with your knowledge of what is happening - and I venture to suggest that you will yourself be driving an electric car within 7 years.