A battery vehicle having a normal speed range for house to house deliveries and an extended speed range for lengthy journeys such as to and from delivery rounds. The extended speed range is engageable by operation of a manual range control. The manual range control is rendered inoperative on startup so that the extended speed range is not immediately available. After a delay, of predetermined period, or after a delay of predetermined period during which the speed has been held at, or above, a determined limit, or after the vehicle has covered a predetermined distance, the manual range change is enabled.
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