Purolator courier service unveils new battery electric truck
Canadian package delivery company Purolator has been testing a variety of alternative drivetrain vehicles, including hybrid electrics and fuel cells. Their latest entry is a new, purpose-built battery electric vehicle called the Quicksider. The truck was built by a consortium of suppliers including Arvin Meritor, Unicell and several other companies. The sixteen-foot fiberglass-bodied van uses a sodium nickel chloride battery that provides a forty-mile range and a top speed of 65mph. Unicell star