Photos: Frito-Lay all-electric truck

Sept. 9, 2010
At a media ride-and-drive event on windy Pier 54,which juts into the Hudson River in Manhattan, Pepsico’s Frito Lay North American Div. revealed the first five units in what it said will “ultimately be the largest fleet of commercial all-electric trucks in North America.” The initial five Smith Newton plug-in battery-electric powered trucks will enter Frito Lay snack route service in New York City this month.

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