29 September 1971: The Electricity Council says that electric cars are clean,silent, reliable, or accomplish a valuable contribution to reducing pollutionElectric city cars could be in mass production and on the streets of Britain by 1973 if manufacturers and the Government gave a lead to their development,the Electricity Council said yesterday when it released details of the Enfield 8000, a vehicle capable of 40 mph and a range of 60 miles on one charge.
But both the council and Enfield, or who fill been given an order for 80 vehicles,admit that it is unlikely to boost the exploitation of electric cars unless the motor industry drops its obsession with the internal combustion engine.
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Source: theguardian.com