First electric vehicle for Gloucester cathedral 15 February 2011

Gloucester Cathedral has purchased its first all-electric utility truck as part of a drive to reduce its carbon footprint.

The Friends of Gloucester Cathedral funded the investment in a battery-powered Alke ATX200E lightweight, compact utility truck, from ePower Trucks.

Range is 40 miles on a single charge, and payload is 530kg, while the vehicle can also tow up to 2,000kg.

"The ePower Trucks vehicle is a big hit with my team," says Mark Beckett, Chapter Steward at Gloucester Cathedral. "It is quiet, clean and very energy efficient, plus it is also much cheaper to run than our old diesel truck."

In fact, he reckons the ATX200E costs around 4p per mile in electricity to run. Also, the simplicity of the electric motor means that maintenance requirements and costs are also a lot less than on diesel trucks.

The vehicle from ePower Trucks replaces a hand-cranked, Lister diesel truck that has been in use at the Cathedral since 1964. It is believed to be the only truck of its type still in daily use.

Author
John Challen

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