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Electric vehicle census article

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Extract from a leading publication:


"A census of all types of commercial motor vehicle in use in Great Britain shows only 693 electrically propelled.

More text about weight of vehicles too long to type out here


It would appear that charging difficulties constitute the principal factor which has deterred potential users from purchasing this type of vehicle. This difficulty, however, is readily overcome by anyone owning a fleet of electric vehicles installing his own charging set in the absence of sufficient encouragement from the local electricity supply company."


It looks as if the provision of charge points is not a recent obstacle............


Any guesses as to the exact date of this prophetic article?


A prize you ask? Having gone through my test kit this weekend, I must have thought I hadn't got something to check compliance with 643.9 on several/many occasions over the decades, so have several spare ones with R Y B leads.......... 


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  • perspicacious:
    Well, the VCC goes up to 1919 and the VSCC takes over from then, so it must be 1919.


    I was referring to the name change from Vintage to Veteran in VSCC Chris.............


    Precisely. the Veteran CC accepts cars up to 1919. The Vintage Sports CC doesn't really have a starting date. Cars built before 1 Jan 1919 are classified as "Edwardian" which is odd because he died in 1910. ?


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  • perspicacious:
    Well, the VCC goes up to 1919 and the VSCC takes over from then, so it must be 1919.


    I was referring to the name change from Vintage to Veteran in VSCC Chris.............


    Precisely. the Veteran CC accepts cars up to 1919. The Vintage Sports CC doesn't really have a starting date. Cars built before 1 Jan 1919 are classified as "Edwardian" which is odd because he died in 1910. ?


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