Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-01

has increased rapidly. Statistics show
electric automobiles in small towns.
one manufacturer having shown An
Increase of PSI per cen, over the same
period Ia 1918.
Electric vehicles have been extern
sively used IN Paris. Berlin ana
Throughout, England IN connection with
street cleaning and refuse collection,
as wen as for pleasure, but the war
has materially added to the foreig n
development Of the electric. IN Eng
and especially. many of the gasoline
cars were Communicated at the be-
ginning OF the war. and the mcrchaut,
decided 10 experiment, with the electric.
They found il admirably suited to de-
livery work bu, not PARTICULARS
adapted ~ the field Of war. Az a re-
suit the electric in England has multi
piled Itself BY I'VE since the war start
ed. AN increase Of 400 per cent in two
years, aud it VIII be retained by tn
flu.uce oc it's highly efficient. economic
dcncnda BILE performance.
ELECTRIC TRUCKS Ml'CH
Used IN GERMANY
The use of electric trucks in Ger
many has been greatly augmented since
current Is unusually inexpensive. du.
10 tn" abundance Of coal Germany -
mining from I'll" territory in Franc,
which she holds. As the railroads are
used chiefly az military transports. nu-
mcrous trucks travel between the in
dusirifl ccnters. and the vehicles arn
now propelled by single or double cleo
tfic motors. current being drawn from,
overhead conduits By means OF a troll
ley II the Importance OF the route IL
not great enough 10 justify the con,
struction Of "a trolley. the trucks arc
fitted with batteries.
TN export business Of American
manufacturers OK electric vehicles has
Increased by lAunds. ana includes
nearly all foreign countries. some or
the largest expectations being made ~
south America. CHINA, Norway and
England.
The electric taNicab. which has hccn
operated 90 successfully III Detroit FOR
a number of years. may be the sub
jcct Of some Very interesting intor,la-
ton in the near future Installation.
ri electric taNicabs have already been
arranged FOR in Chicago and 81 Louis
and others may hc organized in inpor-
taht cities in tho United States IA The
early future II may b. OF interest
!" not" that the electric taNicab has
bccu The iaNoritc method OF trauspOr-
taton ii several foreign cities for a
number OF years. especially in Berlin
where til" taxicab fleets are constantly
increasing.
Tho battery exchange system Which
was developed about four years ago in
Hartford. Conn, Is now successfully
used III many other cities. Including
baltimore, Boston. san Francisco and
SPOKANE. This system Is simply a
method Of selling electric motor trans
portati"n ~ the car mile. instead OF
selling electric current for battery
charHing by the kUowatt hour. The
central station owns batteries which il
leases Ia customers Mt a fixed charge
per battery. The customer PAYS so
much per mile for whatever distance
his car travels. aud the batteries .an
be exchanged in q few minutes. which
Arrangement mai eS the mileage Of the
car unlimited. Adoption Of universal
p'tteiH exchange systems possesses
far-rcachiMc possibilities Electric
charging facilities ana electric garages
are rapidly being installed, making il
p.-?ih!; 60 - "'N"tric to be charged
wherever required