66-534: Smiths or Smith's may refer to: Companies [ edit ] Smith Electric Vehicles , or Smith's, a manufacturer of electric trucks Smith's Food and Drug , or Smith's, an American supermarket chain Smith's Ballpark , a baseball stadium in Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. named for the company Smiths Group , a British engineering company Smiths Aerospace,
132-542: A management buyout to focus on the European maintenance and service sector. After many years of poor trading, Smith's UK arms were shut down in October 2016. This included Smith Electric Vehicles (Europe), which was placed under administration, and Smith Technologies (which was liquidated). In February 2017, the company ceased operation due to lack of funding; however, its board was attempting to obtain financing for
198-546: A proof of concept vehicle, with a top speed of 50 miles per hour (80 km/h), a range of up to 60 miles (100 km) in urban operations and a capacity of up to 2,000 kilograms (4,400 lb), was introduced in October 2005. Built on a Smith steel chassis, the Faraday had a gross vehicle weight (GVW) of over 5,000 kilograms (11,000 lb). Early adopters, such as TNT N.V. and Sainsbury's , wanted an electric vehicle which better matched UK driving-licence restrictions. In
264-461: A French professional gamer Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Smiths . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Smiths&oldid=1094322600 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
330-439: A former subdivision now called GE Aviation Systems Smiths Medical, a former subdivision now part of ICU Medical The Smith's Snackfood Company , an Australian snack food company owned by PepsiCo WHSmith , or Smith's, a British retailer Smiths News , a British distributor of newspapers and magazines, demerged from WHSmith Other uses [ edit ] Metalsmiths The Smiths , an English rock band in
396-452: A regular UK license. The Edison was sold worldwide, except in the US. It was available as a chassis cab , delivery van and minibus, with a capacity varying from 1,600 to 5,100 lb (730 to 2,310 kg). The delivery van was sold with several lithium-ion battery packs, with a range of 55 to 100 mi (90 to 160 km) and a top speed of 50 mph (80 km/h). The Edison, based on
462-713: A reorganization. Introduced in 2006, the Newton electric truck was Smith's first produced, new-technology, electric commercial vehicle. The Newton was available in three GVW ratings: 7,500 kg, 10,000 kg and 12,000 kg. Each was available in a short, medium or long wheelbase. The truck was powered by a 120 kilowatt electric permanent-magnet motor and driven by lithium-ion iron-phosphate batteries with A123 Systems modules. Smith offered 80 or 120 kWh battery packs. Customers in Europe included TNT Express , TK Maxx , DHL , Balfour Beatty , Bunzl , A.G. Barr ,
528-603: A seven-seat executive minibus; 10 London taxis based on LTI 's TX4 chassis, and five people carriers similar to the concept Ford Tourneo Connect exhibited in Geneva . In August 2009, the UK government confirmed that Smith was one of three electric-van manufacturers on the final shortlist of suppliers for the Low Carbon Vehicle Procurement Programme. In November 2009, Tanfield announced that it
594-558: A top speed of 50 mph (80 km/h). In March 2012, Smith announced the Newton Step-Van: an all-electric, zero-emission vehicle built on the Newton platform with a walk-in body produced by Indiana-based Utilimaster Corporation . The Smith Edison was the world's first electric van with a GVW of under 3,500 kg – a critical factor, because vehicles over 3,500 kg require a commercial driving licence. Edison, like any van under 3,500 kg, can be driven by anyone with
660-560: A traditional Sainsbury's as the SavaCentre brand was phased out. The town is made up of villages and includes the five ancient townships of Washington. Its villages are: The town also has ten industrial estates, some of which are named after famous northern engineers, such as Parsons , Armstrong , Stephenson , Phineas Crowther, Pattinson , Swan and Emerson . The has a Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust nature reserve and The Washington 'F' Pit mining museum . The Washington Arts Centre
726-472: Is a converted farm building. The Centre includes an exhibition gallery, community theatre, artist studios and a recording studio. The North East Land, Sea and Air Museums is just north of the old RAF Usworth base. The Nissan plant takes up much of the rest. The municipal airport previously run from the site was closed in 1984 to make way for the Nissan plant. Historically, Washington was heavily involved in
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#1732771969230792-879: Is a town in the Sunderland district, in Tyne and Wear , England. Historically part of County Durham , it is the ancestral settlement of the local Washington family , from which the first President of the United States George Washington descended. It has a population of 67,085. It is located between Chester-le-Street , Gateshead and South Tyneside . Washington was designated a new town in 1964. It became part of Tyne and Wear in 1974. The town has expanded dramatically since its designation; new villages were created and areas were reassigned from Chester-le-Street , to offer housing and employment to those moving from adjoining areas and further afield. At
858-412: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Smith Electric Vehicles Smith Electric Vehicles (also known as Smith's ) is a manufacturer of electric trucks . The company, founded in 1920 in the north of England , moved its headquarters to Kansas City, Missouri in 2011. Smith suspended all operations in 2017. Smith is a manufacturer of
924-506: Is divided into 18 residential "villages". It was originally also divided into the 15 numbered districts, which confused many visitors to the area. The numbered districts were abolished in 1983 though survived for a while on road signs and in postal addresses. Land in the south west of the area designated for the town was purchased from the Lambton family, the Earls of Durham . Their estate of
990-632: Is part of the Washington and Sunderland West parliamentary constituency and is represented in the House of Commons by Sharon Hodgson of the Labour Party . There is a major bus station situated at The Galleries, and another at Concord in the north of Washington. The primary provider of transport (buses) in the area is Go North East , with local services as well as connections to Newcastle upon Tyne, Sunderland, and many other towns and cities in
1056-489: The 2011 census , Washington had a population of 67,085, compared to 53,388 in 2001. Early references appear around 1096 in Old English as Wasindone. The etymological origin is disputed and there are several proposed theories for how the name "Washington" came about. Early interpretations included Wasindone ( people of the hill by the stream , 1096), or Wassyngtona ( settlement of Wassa's people , 1183). The origins of
1122-624: The Beeching cuts and to freight in 1991. The now overgrown site is on the disused Leamside Line which connected Durham and Sunderland via the town to Newcastle . The line was lifted and mothballed by Network Rail and partly is in use as an unmarked footpath. In June 2009, the Association of Train Operating Companies called for a scheme funding the reopening of 33 stations (including the town's station) on 14 lines closed by
1188-648: The Ford Transit Stage 5 variant. Customers were in Russia (Revolta), Netherlands (Spijkstaal), Taiwan (Taikang), Hong Kong (CLP, FedEx), the UK, Sweden (FuelReduce) and Abu Dhabi . It was discontinued in 2014. LTI and Smith produced the TX4E, an all-electric version of LTI 's TX4 black taxicab. Smith built the first 10 TX4Es as part of the UK government's Ultra Low Carbon Vehicle Demonstrator Programme. Washington, Tyne and Wear Washington
1254-670: The Ford Transit chassis, was powered by a 90 kW induction motor from Enova Systems and a 40 or 51kWh lithium-ion iron phosphate battery pack from Valence Technology . In November 2009, the Edison was one of the Irish Motoring Writers Association's top five Vans of the Year. In December 2009, it was named the 2010 Eco Van of the Year by What Van magazine. In 2012, the Edison was upgraded to use
1320-403: The Ford Transit , it was the first electric light-commercial vehicle with a GVW of less than 3,500 kg – meeting the "everyman" driving-license requirement of UK fleet operators. The first companies to deploy the Edison included the retailer Sainsbury's and the utility company Scottish & Southern Energy . TNT N.V. ordered a fleet of 50 Smith Newton trucks, after its successful trial of
1386-747: The Ford Transit Connect . The prototype was produced by Smith. In 2009, the UK government began funding electric vehicles. Smith announced in June that it was a successful bidder for the Ultra Low Carbon Vehicle Demonstrator Programme (ULCVDP), administered by the Technology Strategy Board (TSB), which provided matching funds for the development of demonstration electric passenger vehicles. Smith announced that it would produce
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#17327719692301452-544: The Germanic grammatical features that permeated Anglo-Saxon English. This causes confusion for many in regard to the name Hwæsingatūn . It is essentially composed of three main (albeit grammatically altered) elements: The combined elements (with all correct conjugations in place) therefore create the name Hwæsingatūn with a full and technical meaning of "the estate of the descendants of Hwæsa". However, there has been no evidence found of any chieftain/land owner/farmer in
1518-569: The Office of Public Works in Ireland and Celtic Linen in Dublin . Frito-Lay was a major US customer, with 176 Newton delivery trucks in operation by January 2011 (about one percent of Frito-Lay's total fleet). Other American customers included Coca-Cola , AT&T , Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), Staples and the U.S. Marine Corps . Newton was named Green Commercial of
1584-723: The Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland , in March 2009. The 10,000-kilogram (22,000 lb) vehicle was purchased by building materials retailer Grange Builders Providers of Dublin. This was followed by the appointment of AllGreenVehicles in the Netherlands as Smith's distributor for the Benelux countries. At the Geneva Motor Show , Ford exhibited its Tourneo Connect, a concept electric people-carrier version of
1650-779: The Tanfield Group , which trades on the London Stock Exchange 's Alternative Investment Market . Tanfield established a Delaware corporation , Smith Electric Vehicles US Corp (SEV US Corp), in 2009 to penetrate the North American market. The company headquarters is in Kansas City, Missouri . In March 2010, the US company indicated that it wanted to buy out its UK counterpart. After a poor multi-year trading history, Smith's UK branches were shut down. This included Smith Electric Vehicles (Europe), which
1716-472: The 1950s and 60s focused on the milk float , a vehicle designed for the doorstep delivery of milk and other dairy products. As dairies phased out horse-and-cart delivery, they opted for near-silent electric vehicles for early-morning deliveries instead of noisier internal-combustion vans and trucks. Smith launched the Smith Cabac, the first delivery float with a rear-entry cab (so the milkman could exit
1782-647: The 1980s The Smiths (album) , 1984 Smith's Friends , a name for Brunstad Christian Church originating in Norway Smith's (cycling team) , a Belgian professional cycling team 1966–1968 The Smiths , a 2014 sitcom pilot by Lee Mack See also [ edit ] All pages with titles containing Smiths All pages with titles containing Smith's Smith (disambiguation) Smith Family (disambiguation) Smiths Falls , in Ontario, Canada Smiths Station, Alabama , U.S. SmithZz ,
1848-582: The City of Sunderland. Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company , the American tyre production giant, opened a new factory in Washington in 1968, which later became Dunlop and Sumitomo Tyres. However, it closed on 5 July 2006 with the loss of 585 jobs. The site is now occupied by Rolls-Royce Holdings making aero engine blades, and British Aerospace . There are several primary, secondary schools and colleges in
1914-682: The Conways, and began producing Mister Softee electric ice-cream floats in 1959 in partnership with J. Lyons & Co. subsidiary Glacier Foods. The Smith family approached the firm with the Battronic proposal in 1962. At that time, there were more than 14,000 Smith Electrics in service across the United Kingdom and western Europe. The new company was organised as the Battronic Truck Corporation. Exide's parent company
1980-629: The Electric Storage Battery of Philadelphia to produce an electric-powered delivery truck. The Boyertown-Smith connection was forged in the late 1950s, when Smith's managing director was in the United States to explore a partnership with William and James Conway (owners of Mister Softee , whose mobile ice-cream trucks were built by Boyertown). Smith obtained the United Kingdom rights to the Mister Softee brand from
2046-573: The Northern Coachbuilders brand . All NCB electric vehicles were manufactured by Smith Electric Vehicles, which was based in Gateshead . Overall ownership of the company remained unchanged; the electric-vehicle directors were Douglas Smith Sr., Douglas Smith Jr., and H. W. Heyman. The Smith family founded the business, and ran it until 2004. In North East England , the family owns Ringtons Tea. Smith Electric Vehicles' business in
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2112-485: The UK, a person with a valid license can drive a light commercial vehicle with a GVW of up to 3,500 kilograms (7,700 lb); a vehicle between 3,500 and 7,500 kilograms (16,500 lb) requires a C1 commercial-vehicle license. Smith introduced the Newton 7.5-ton truck, which housed electric drivetrain technology in a chassis by Avia in the Czech Republic , in 2006. Express and mail operator TNT N.V. took
2178-462: The Year in the electric-vehicle section of Fleet Transport magazine's Irish Truck of the Year Awards 2010, sponsored by Castrol . The Newton was sold worldwide in October 2012 and available with three payload capacities, from 6,100 to 16,200 pounds (2,800 to 7,300 kg). The lithium-ion battery pack was available in several sizes, with a range of 40 to 100 mi (60 to 160 km) and
2244-429: The area by the name of Hwæsa , although any such records from the time would likely have been long lost by now. Another of the popular origin theories is that Washington is in fact derived from the Old English verb wascan and the noun dūn meaning "hill"; thus making the name Wascandūn , meaning "washing hill". This theory likely originates from the proximity of the river Wear to the actual Anglo-Saxon hall at
2310-597: The area in 1183. As was the custom, he took the name of his new estates (Wessyngtonlands) , and became William de Wessyngton. By 1539, when the family moved to Sulgrave Manor in Northamptonshire , the spelling "Washington" had been adopted. The present Hall is an early 17th-century small English manor house of sandstone . Only the foundations and the arches between the Kitchen and the Great Hall remain of
2376-703: The chemical works. This area is now the Pattinson South industrial estate and the Teal Farm housing estate. Currently, Washington's main industries include electronics, car assembly, chemicals, electrical goods and government offices at the Town Centre and beside the Wetlands Centre. The Nissan automotive plant is the largest car assembler in Britain and the largest private-sector employer in
2442-570: The coal industry with a number of pits. One of these in the Albany district of Washington is preserved as the 'F' Pit Museum (Washington colliery shafts alphabetically A to I e.g. the 'F' Pit). A number of the old communities of Washington grew up around the pits (e.g. Little Usworth grew up around the Usworth Colliery before being renamed Sulgrave. In support of the mines, there was a series of wagonways and later railway lines to transport
2508-613: The coal. The wagonways took coal to Staithes on the River Wear, where it could be loaded onto barges to be taken to the seagoing vessels at Sunderland. Washington was also involved in the chemical industry and the Washington Chemical Works was a major employer in the 19th century. This later became the Cape/Newalls Works, which produced insulation. The Pattinson Town area of Washington grew up around
2574-606: The downturn in demand, in February 2009 Tanfield announced the formation of Smith Electric Vehicles US Corp (Smith US): a joint venture which is 49-percent owned by Tanfield. The 51-percent majority share was owned by private investors and Smith US management. In addition to establishing an associate company in the US, Smith appointed distributors for sales and service in all foreign markets which were offering incentives for electric vehicles. Smith delivered its first Newton electric truck to Electric Vehicles Ireland, its distributor for
2640-523: The firm. On 9 June, the company introduced Italy's first all-electric commercial truck. The Italian version of the Newton was delivered to Niinivirta Transport at a ceremony in Milan. In August 2014, Smith purchased a small Colorado company (listed on the OTC Bulletin Board ) for $ 340,000 as part of its strategy to become a public company . That month, a UK subsidiary separated (as SEV) in
2706-680: The first telematics system for electric commercial vehicles. This provided real-time data on battery state of charge and vehicle location and the data monitoring required for government-funded projects from the United States Department of Energy and the UK's Department for Transport . The company introduced the UK's first all-electric 17-seat minibus at the 2010 CV Operator Show at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham . The Smith Edison minibus
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2772-527: The first Newton for assessment in its London fleet. A new Smith Electric Vehicles production facility was built in Washington, Tyne and Wear , and was opened by Prime Minister Tony Blair in February 2007: "This will be a company that will really make its presence felt not just in the North East, but actually throughout the world." In April of that year, Smith unveiled the Smith Edison. Based on
2838-717: The first production Battronic in March 1964. Smith withdrew from the partnership in 1966, and Battronic produced and sold fewer than 200 vehicles over its 20-year corporate lifespan (1963–1983). In the UK, Smith had a downturn in orders for its Cabac and diversified into niche vehicles. The Smith ST range of 7.5-ton low-speed electric trucks were marketed for municipal operations and interior applications requiring heavy-duty, emissionless vehicles. Smith ST vehicles are used in nuclear power plants , large factories, and salt mines which have been converted into records-storage facilities. The company re-branded itself as SEV Group and diversified into fleet management , mobile vehicle repair and
2904-574: The first vehicle in 2006 trial, that month. Smith was one of several electric-commercial-vehicle companies invited to the Department for Transport (DfT) in London for discussions on how the UK government might help stimulate the market for commercial electric vehicles. This led to the announcement of the Low Carbon Vehicle Procurement Programme in the government's May 2007 Energy White Paper . During
2970-679: The future development of commercial electric vehicles beginning with the Smith Ampere (an electric version of the Ford Transit Connect ). By the end of June 2008, the Tanfield Group (Smith's parent company) reported the cancellation and postponement of customer orders. In November, Smith Electric was shortlisted for the Department for Transport's Low Carbon Vehicle Procurement Programme (a subsidy scheme which allowed public-sector organizations to buy electric and low-carbon vans for
3036-542: The house, named Dame Margaret Home in his late wife's honour. It later became a Dr Barnardo's home until World War II. After the war, it was taken over by the National Coal Board as a training centre, and then a children's home again. It is now a number of private apartments. Washington's design was developed through the New Towns concept aiming to achieve sustainable socio-economic growth. The new town
3102-421: The name Washington are not fully known. The most supported theory (especially amongst local historians) is that Washington is derived from Anglo-Saxon Hwæsingatūn , which roughly means "estate of the descendants (family) of Hwæsa". Hwæsa (usually rendered Wassa or Wossa in modern English ) is an Old English name meaning " wheat sheaf". Due to the evolution of English grammar , modern English lacks
3168-502: The original house. William de Wessyngton (originally William Bayard , later de Hertburne ) was a forebear of George Washington , the first president of the United States , after whom the US capital , a state and many other places in the United States are named . Though George Washington's great-grandfather John Washington left for Virginia from Northamptonshire in the East Midlands region of England, Washington Old Hall
3234-662: The region. Major roads run through Washington: the A182 , the A1231 (Sunderland Highway) and the A195 all connect to the A1(M) motorway (which acts as the western boundary of Washington proper) or its feeder, the A194 . Washington Services is situated between Junctions 64 and 65 of the A1(M) , and incorporates a Travelodge . The town's railway station closed to passengers in the 1960s due to
3300-401: The sale, hire and maintenance of forklifts and other material-handling equipment . The Tanfield Group , an engineering company based in North East England, acquired the SEV Group in October 2004 for £2.2 million and one million new ordinary shares . Tanfield restored the Smith Electric Vehicles brand name and began research and development of new electric delivery vehicles. The Faraday,
3366-415: The same name includes their ancestral home, Lambton Castle . In 1970, Washington hosted the English Schools Athletic Association (ESAA) annual National Championships, attended by the then Lord Lieutenant of County Durham. On 15 November 1977, the very first SavaCentre hypermarket (a Sainsbury's and British Home Stores joint venture ) opened at The Galleries. By 2005, however, it had been rebranded as
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#17327719692303432-456: The same price as an equivalent diesel vehicle). Electric vehicle sales for 2008 were £25.1 million, down from £26.1 million in 2007. The Tanfield Group cited a combination of supply-chain constraints, fleet-operator spending reductions and a lack of available credit for the decline in sales. The Great Recession also impacted the company's plans to open a production facility in the US. After restructuring its operations in line with
3498-417: The summer of 2007, Smith produced its first vehicles for export (delivered to TNT N.V. in the Netherlands ). In December 2007, the company exhibited its Newton truck in North America and announced plans to establish a US production facility. In 2008, Smith appointed its first full-service distributor (Electric Vehicles Ireland). In April, Smith and Ford of Europe announced an "official collaboration" on
3564-465: The time (most likely where Washington Old Hall stands today). This idea is not backed by linguistic evidence. Combining the two Old English words "wascan" and "dūn" would actually have meant " washed hill" and not " washing hill". Also, the Old English "dūn" meant a range of gently rolling hills, as evidenced by the naming of the North and South Downs in southern England. The Old Hall may have been built by William de Hertburn , who moved to
3630-415: The vehicle on either side), during the mid-1960s. The company produced four Cabac series: the 65, 75, Jubilee 77 and 85. Smith acquired competitor Wales & Edwards , which manufactured three-wheeled milk floats, in 1989. The company took its first steps into North America in 1962. Smith Delivery Vehicles, based in Gateshead , signed a partnership with coachbuilder Boyertown and the Exide Division of
3696-484: The villages of Washington. The North East of England Japanese Saturday School (北東イングランド補習授業校 Hokutō Ingurando Hoshū Jugyō Kō ), a Japanese weekend supplementary school , held its classes in the Oxclose Community School in Oxclose . Washington F.C. is a club based in the Northern League Division Two which is the tenth level of the English game. In 2005, Washington R.F.C was established. The club currently plays in Durham and Northumberland Division 3. Washington
3762-528: The world's largest fleet of new-technology electric commercial vehicles. Sales of electric vehicles declined from £25.1 million to £15.1 million in 2009. In 2010, the company supplied 10 Smith Edison vans to Ford of Europe for the colognE-mobil project in Cologne . The first phase of the project would examine the potential benefits of electric commercial vehicles in Cologne, then forecast how they might affect Germany 's plans to deploy one million zero-emission vehicles by 2020. In March, ElecTruckCity
3828-412: The world's largest range of zero-emission commercial electric vehicles, with gross vehicle weights (GVWs) from 3,500 to 12,000 kilograms (7,700 to 26,500 lb). From 2010 to 2015, the company produced over 800 commercial electric fleet vehicles. Formerly based in Washington, Tyne and Wear , it manufactured vehicles for the European, Canadian, Southeast Asian and US markets. Smith was formerly part of
3894-418: Was a producer of electric-vehicle batteries , and Smith was a producer of electric delivery vehicles. Boyertown's contribution was its high-strength, lightweight alloy body. Early Battronics had a top speed of 25 miles per hour (40 km/h), and could carry a 2,500 pounds (1,100 kg) load up to 62 miles (100 km) on a single charge. The Potomac Edison Company of Hagerstown, Maryland, took delivery of
3960-445: Was appointed as Smith's French distributor. Phase one of the UK's Low Carbon Vehicle Procurement Programme began in April 2010. Smith received 67 percent of the orders for electric vans , more than double the total of orders received by the programme's other two electric-van suppliers ( Modec and Allied Electric. At the UK's Commercial Vehicle Operator Show in 2010, the company celebrated its 90th anniversary. It announced SmithLink,
4026-411: Was based on the Ford Transit minibus chassis. In 2011, Smith's US subsidiary in Kansas City, Missouri acquired the parent company for $ 15 million and moved its headquarters to Kansas City International Airport. The new company announced that it was exploring the potential of an initial public offering (IPO). Although Tanfield initially maintained 49-percent ownership of the company, the percentage
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#17327719692304092-469: Was part of the Smart Power Infrastructure Demonstration for Energy Reliability and Security (SPIDERS) project. Smith entered a letter of intent agreement the following month with battery supplier Sinopoly to develop markets in China and Taiwan. By the end of October, Tanfield's stake in Smith was less than six percent. In May 2014, Smith reached an agreement with Hong Kong-based battery manufacturer Sinopoly Battery Limited intended to raise $ 40 million for
4158-548: Was put into administration , and Smith Technologies (which entered liquidation ). In February 2017, the company ceased operation due to lack of funding; however, its board was attempting to obtain financing for a reorganization. The company was founded in 1920 as Northern Coachbuilders (NCB) in Newcastle upon Tyne . After making a name as a producer of electric trams and trolleybuses , it moved into electric delivery vehicles . The company's electric vehicle and bus production were separated in 1949, with buses continuing to carry
4224-563: Was subject to dilution as SEV raised additional equity capital. Bryan Hansel was the company's CEO. The initial stock offering was not completed. Smith announced in June 2013 that it had over 700 vehicles deployed and over five million miles of operation. In August 2013, Smith signed a letter of intent to form a joint venture with Taikang Technology Corporation in Taiwan for electric-vehicle assembly and distribution. The company deployed its first vehicle-to-grid (V2G) vehicles at Fort Carson , Colorado , in September 2013. The deployment
4290-653: Was terminating its involvement in the electric Ford Transit Connect project in North America and Europe by mutual agreement with Ford. Smith cited the unexpected early success of its Newton electric truck in the US market; since Smith US had orders for 255 trucks, it decided to focus on the Newton. In Europe , Tanfield felt that the market for smaller vans was becoming too competitive. Smith UK appointed Sime Darby Motors its distributor for Hong Kong and Macau . It received repeat business from Sainsbury's, which ordered an additional 50 Smith Edison electric vans. Combined with Sainsbury's existing 20 electric vans, this created
4356-423: Was the family home of George Washington's ancestors. The present structure incorporates small parts of the medieval home in which they lived. American Independence Day is marked each year by a ceremony at Washington Old Hall. Sir Isaac Lowthian Bell and his wife Margaret, grandparents of Gertrude Bell , lived in Washington New Hall on The Avenue. After Margaret's death in 1871, Sir Isaac set up an orphanage in
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