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Local historians weekly "Back Issues" article in the Manawatū Standard. Electric vehicles were popular in the 19th and early 20th centuries before they were replaced by more flexible petrol powered machines. The Rongotea Co-op Dairy Company used Chicago built Walker electric trucks from 1917 to 1935. The council also used and promoted electrically powered vehicles from the 1920s to the mid 1930s.

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Image
Content type
Born digital
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Manawatū Standard
Date
December 17, 2022
Digitisation ID
2023Pa_IMCA-DigitalArchive_041071
Format
Born Digital
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"IMCA Digital Archive"

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