Early battery powered transport – here a Walker truck is towing a small mobile crane at E D and Co Ltd, a shipping and warehousing company at Liverpool Docks, Lancashire, England, UK in the early years of the twentieth century. Walker Electric Trucks were battery-powered vehicles built from 1907 to 1942 in the USA. In the early years of motor transport electrical power was a good option compared with petrol for short-distance commercial transport, such as moving goods around factories or local deliveries – a vintage 20th century photograph.
Early battery powered transport – here a Walker truck is towing a small mobile crane at E D and Co Ltd, a shipping and warehousing company at Liverpool Docks, Lancashire, England, UK in the early years of the twentieth century. Walker Electric Trucks were battery-powered vehicles built from 1907 to 1942 in Chicago, Illinois and Detroit, Michigan, USA. Walker manufactured many different models of trucks and these trucks were sold across the USA and for export. The driving range of these trucks was about 50 miles and the maximum speed was around 10 mph. In the early years of motor transport electrically-powered vehicles were a good option compared with petrol driven ones for short-distance commercial transport, such as moving goods around factories or local deliveries in towns and cities. This is taken from an old original glass negative – a vintage 20th century photograph.
Size: 3780px × 2866px
Location: Liverpool Docks, Liverpool, Lancashire, England, UK
Photo credit: © M&N / Alamy / Afripics
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