does tanfield have 2 good businesses ( smith electrics and upright)which are good value for the medium to long term hold ?

Smith Electric Vehicles (now in the U.S.!) took advantage of their appearance at The Work Truck Show to allow some industry professionals a chance to try out their all-electric Newton.

Luckily for us, several of them agreed to stand up in front of a camera and give their views about the vehicle.

The candid three included award-winning trucking industry journalist Paul Abelson, Larry Polas from the American Fleet Managers Buyers Guide and Ken Kalen, a fleet management consultant.

All seemed impressed with the vehicle's power as well as the way it handled and thought it could perfectly fulfill its depot-based delivery mission.

http://www.autobloggreen.com/2009/03/13/video-smith-electric-trucks-get-pro-reviews-at-work-truck-show/

The chart, over the last 8 months, looks a little like an ECG print. I hope the heart doesn't pack in: if TAN still have cash in the bank there should be no problems (unless the bank itself goes under!)

ko
i think you have a good investment here. just my opinion.
regards
jkd
declaration
i have a vested interest(long) in this share.

Debt free - 13 million in bank at end of Jan '09.
Annual results due end of this month when they could also release location of new sev-us factory in usa and perhaps some us orders. Good times ahead me thinks.
imho

I would prefer the 13million in my bank. It might be safer.

I'd prefer it too Fred but in my matress.

why the air car will make electric virtually obsolete http://www.theaircar.com

If they could make a really efficient non-polluting air car Maestro, it may stand a chance but the majority will be using petrol as well as compressed air. There are safety concerns with air cars and maintenance costs will be substantial compared with EVs. All in all I don't think air cars will ever outdo the EV.

WHAT MAINTENANCE COSTS? please expand

All the movings parts!

"The Prince of Darkness to visit Tanfield tomorrow"

Well, it's not the actual headline but here is the real one:-

http://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/Mandelson-to-visit-Nissan.5088443.jp

It may well produce another cog to the wheels of green motion (hmm, no don't think too hard about it!), hopefully not a spanner in the works though!

sp picking up a bit - mandelson visiting tanfield in northeast this afternoon.

I certainly hope he does visit Tan and instead of bailing out foreign companies to design electric vehicles why can't OUR money be used to BUY from British coys already making and selling them? or would that be considered charity?

Tipton

What? give "the good for nothing" British management more money..you must be joking.

SEV's view of the Mandelson visit:-

http://www.smithelectricvehicles.com/newsevents_news.asp?p=n&itemid=261

White van Mandy

http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2009/03/23/one_nissan_mou/

Confirmation of SEV US's manufacturing site is due. This article jumps the gun a bit, it does seem fairly certain however, that it will be in Kansa City:-

http://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/stories/2009/03/23/daily40.html

The Irish connection:-
http://www.aviatrucks.ie/Electric-Vehicles.aspx
http://www.aviatrucks.ie/Electric-Vehicles-Tax-Incentive.aspx
http://www.aviatrucks.ie/Grange.aspx

There is a quickly escalating amount of interest being shown in the TAN/SEV-US Kansas story, here are just a couple of items:-

http://www.nebraska.tv/Global/story.asp?S=10078515&nav=menu605_2


http://www.thekansascitypost.com/

Certainly very lively this morning.

Couldn't resist another 65k; if USA goes according to plan, sp could be double by this time next week. Or not! :o)