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June 8, 2009

Anacortes parks truck gets juice from a socket

  • The 3,000-pound Miles Electric Vehicle runs on six 12-volt commercial vehicle batteries.
    • By MARTA MURVOSH
    Skagit Valley Herald

    ANACORTES, Skagit County — Except for the whirling where the wheels roll over the roadway, the new truck at Washington Park doesn't make a sound.

    The 3,000-pound Miles Electric Vehicle runs on six 12-volt commercial vehicle batteries. When it runs low on juice, parks employees plug it into a 110-volt outlet, just like those found in a home. The vehicle doesn't have a gas tank, and where an internal combustion engine would normally sit, there's just empty space under the hood.


     
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