Small electric vehicle in Ostend train station, Belgium

Electrocar, Electrocart is an electric vehicle, typically a small cart with an electrical driving gear and a storage battery.

In the United Kingdom, similar small electric vehicles were known as electric drays.

A typical Soviet/Belarusian electrocar EC-1.00 (and also its modifications, including EC-1.00-1 designed and manufactured (as of 2007[update]) at Mogilev Automobile Plant (MoAZ) is frequently used in factories for the transportation of not so heavy loads, because it does not emit harmful exhaust.

MoAZ EC-1.00 specifications

Sarapul Automobile Plant electrocar on 2007 MAKS Airshow
  • Maximum load - 2,000 kg (4,409 lb)
  • Full mass - 1,750 kg (3,858 lb)
  • Dimensions - 3315 mm (length) x 1300 mm (width) x 2200 mm (height)
  • Cargo platform dimensions - 2050 mm (l) x 1300 mm (w)
  • Max loading height - 800 mm (31.5 in)
  • Min outer turning radius - 2,900 mm (114.2 in)
  • Max velocity - 20 km/h (12 mph)
  • Nominal engine power - 4,0 kW
  • Nominal voltage - 80V
  • Control system - thyristor-impulse- (GTO) or contactor-based

See also

External links

  • (in Russian) 2007-06-09 at the Wayback Machine
  • (in Russian)
  • (in Russian) , open platform car, modernized version of 1.00
  • (in Russian) produced at the Kalinin Machine-Building Plant
  • (in Dutch) , Dutch Electrocar Manufacturer
  • (in German)
  • (in Russian)