Electrocar

Electrocar, Electrocart (Russian: Электрокар) 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/Russian electrocar EC-1.00 (and also it's modifications, including EC-1.00-1, (Russian: ЭК-1,00)) 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

• 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

• Battery electric vehicle
• Forklift truck

External links

• (Russian) Electrocar EC-1.00
• (Russian) MoAZ EC-1.00-1
• (Russian) MoAZ EC-2.00, open platform car, modernized version of 1.00
• (Russian) Electrocars ET-2054 produced at the Kalinin Machine-Building Plant
• (Dutch) Official site of Electrocar B.V., Dutch Electrocar Manufacturer
• (German) Open Bus Electrocar "Capella Leichenwagen"
• (Russian) "Colibri" Electrocar