History 1950 to 1990

Let’s start our look at the 1950s with another glance at the registration figures for Great Britain.  In August 1951 there were 900,800 goods vehicles licensed, […]

Farewell to the battery bin wagon The 1960s pretty well saw the end of battery-electric refuse collection.  The last of the exotic Glasgow GTZ’s went in […]

The oil crisis puts electrics in the spotlight Increasing concern over the prospect of the world’s supply of oil running out within a generation prompted a […]

Established manufacturers play it safe At the start of the 1980s the three long-established manufacturers, Crompton Electricars, Smiths and W&E Vehicles, were collectively building between 1,200 […]