Los Angeles Department of Water and Power's electric-powered truck driving down street on smoggy day, 1967

Title: Los Angeles Department of Water and Power's electric-powered truck driving down street on smoggy day, 1967
Photographer: Malmin, John
Date Created: May 23, 1967
Date: 1967-05-23
Publisher: Los Angeles Times
Language: No linguistic content
Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Caption: CHARGING THROUGH TRAFFIC--The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power Monday unveiled this experimental electric-powered truck made by Battronic Truck Corp., Boyertown, Pa. The vehicle is being used for departmental deliveries during a study of its potential as a smog-free vehicle. Industrial-type conventional lead-acid batteries operate the truck for about 40-60 miles at 25 m.p.h. A complete recharge takes 12 hours. City Hall is in smog-shrouded background.

Genre: news photographs
Names: Los Angeles (Calif.). Dept. of Water and Power
Location: Los Angeles County (Calif.)--Environmental conditions
Resource type: still image
Subjects: Transportation
Weather
Electric vehicles--California--Los Angeles--1960-1970
Smog--California--Los Angeles County

Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections
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