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Politicians are sometimes compared to used-car salesmen, but last week a Bronx congressman moved up to new trucksNew York,NY,USA -The New York Daily News, by BILL EGBERT -April 26th 2007: -- Rep. José Serrano (D-South Bronx) organized a briefing by representatives of a British electric truck maker at his district office to encourage fleet operators to start converting to electric vehicles and move away from diesel engines, which spew fine particulates proven to trigger asthma attacks... Smith Electric Vehicles has been making all-electric trucks for 80 years in the UK, and will begin production at its new Fresno, Calif., factory later this year... The company has 70,000 vehicles in service - with some trucks built in the 1950s still on the road. Its customers include Starbucks, Britain's Royal Mail and parcel-delivery giant DHL... Though an electric truck can cost up to twice as much as a standard diesel, it is up to five times cheaper to operate - about $10 a day... Help is available to those wanting to convert part of their fleet. A representative from the city Department of Transportation briefed attendees about the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality program, which provides federal grants up to 80% of the cost difference between standard diesel and alternative-fuel vehicles... (Picture: Smiths's bespoke electric vehicle design)
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