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First electric trucks deliver
First electric trucks deliver.
About this update from Tanfield Group Plc
[{"type":"text","content":"\n RNS Number : 4115W Tanfield Group PLC 28 July 2009 \n \n28 July 2009\n\nThe Tanfield Group Plc ('Tanfield')\n\nFIRST TANFIELD ELECTRIC TRUCKS DELIVERED TO MAJOR US CORPORATIONS\n\nSmith Newton electric trucks will be delivered later today to six customers, including four Fortune 500 Companies:\n\n\n\nPacific Gas and Electric Company\n\n\nCoca-Cola\n\n\nStaples\n\n\nFrito-Lay\n\n\nAT&T\n\n\nKansas City Power & Light \n\n\n\nSmith Electric Vehicles US Corporation will today deliver electric trucks to six customers in North America, including four Fortune 500 companies, at a launch event in Washington DC.\n\nCoca-Cola, Staples, Frito-Lay, AT&T, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) and Kansas City Power & Light (KCP&L) will become the first customers to take delivery of the Smith Newton truck. In total they have committed to an initial 30 seed vehicles.\n\nNewton was launched in the UK by Smith Electric Vehicles, a trading division of The Tanfield Group Plc, in 2006. Newton is produced in North America by Smith Electric Vehicles US Corp, based in Kansas City, Missouri. \n\nDarren Kell, CEO of The Tanfield Group Plc, said: 'The electric vehicle technology delivered to these customers today can readily be delivered to fleets in every major town and city in North America.\n\n'The Smith Newton provides depot-based truck fleets with a realistic, zero emissions transport solution that both lowers greenhouse gas emissions and helps improve air quality in our urban centres.'\n\nMissouri Senator Kit Bond, who is hosting today's launch event, said: 'These next generation electric vehicles Smith is producing demonstrate exactly the kind of technology we need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and end our dependence on foreign oil.\n\n'Missouri is a growing leader in exciting new battery technology, making it an ideal partner for all-electric vehicle manufacturing.'\n\nFor further information:\nThe Tanfield Group Plc +44 (0)845 1557 755\nDarren Kell, CEO \nCharles Brooks, FD \nArbuthnot Securities +44(0)20 7012 2000\nNomad and Broker \nJames Steel \n\nENDS\nThis information is provided by RNSThe company news service from the London Stock Exchange END MSCEADXPAEPNEFE \n...