Are clean air zones a threat to business owners or a nudge in the right direction?

By |2020-02-26T14:50:33+00:00February 26th, 2020|Van News|

While the drive to reduce toxic pollutants from our high streets and surrounding neighbourhoods has been welcomed by many, others are worried such measures will have serious implications for local residents, business owners and hospital visitors, to name a few.

Ford pledges hybrid Transit Custom in two years as diesel curbs spread

By |2017-01-05T15:28:11+00:00January 5th, 2017|Van News|

Ford's electric future Ford confirms seven of 13 new global electrified vehicles coming in next five years, including Transit Custom plug-in hybrid Company testing EV prototypes this year in Europe and US cities Fully electric SUV with range of at least 300 miles planned Investing £568 million and adding 700 direct new jobs in Flat Rock (Michigan) Assembly Plant for electrified and autonomous [...]

Alke offers the perfect pizza wagon

By |2014-09-09T14:55:37+01:00September 9th, 2014|Van News|

Could this Alke electric van be the perfect pizza machine? CATERING businesses can now serve up the ultimate ‘green’ pizza that’s a healthy option to their vehicle running costs. The Alke electric van made in Padua, near Treviso, is being imported complete with a kitchen, including a sink and oven, to provide a mobile pizzeria service for events. [...]

Universities lead the way in electric vehicle ownership

By |2015-09-15T16:32:22+01:00June 20th, 2014|Van News|

The Axiam Mega Van like this one at the University of Birmingham is the most popular EV to get a university place BRITAIN's universities are 70 times more likely to own an electric vehicle than the rest of us. That's the finding of  a freedom of information survey sent out to 116 UK universities by Intelligent Car Leasing. [...]

Nissan to showcase electric van and affordable new pick-up at CV Show

By |2013-03-29T11:39:18+00:00March 29th, 2013|CV Show, Van News|

Nissan's first all-electric van, the eNV200, will debut at the CV Show  in April Nissan will show two very different new vehicles at the CV Show at Birmingham’s NEC (9-11 April). The Nissan eNV200, Nissan's first all-electric van, the , will debut at the show. It combines the powertrain of the 100% electric Nissan LEAF car with all the [...]

Volkswagen concept van promises zero emissions, large capacity and small van manoeuvrability

By |2013-03-06T07:55:01+00:00March 6th, 2013|Van News|

The e-Co-Motion concept – zero emissions and a decent payload AN electric-powered Volkswagen concept van was unveiled at this week’s Geneva motorshow and could be the shape of city vans to come. The e-Co-Motion transporter electric drive system produces zero emissions on the road and offers maximum space on a minimal vehicle footprint. And attention has been paid [...]

Nissan and Coca-Cola team up for all-electric e-NV200 van trials

By |2012-11-13T15:54:30+00:00November 13th, 2012|Van News|

Story: COLIN DAWSON   COCO-COLA is about to fizz-up its green credentials with the trialling of Nissan’s all-electric e-NV200 for regional sales duties around the Japanese city of Yokohama. Nissan has provided the e-NV200 in a partnership deal to test the zero-emissions van and garner feedback on its prowess in meeting commercial demands. The test results will help [...]

Citroen unveils second-generation Electric Berlingo

By |2012-09-27T16:11:50+01:00September 27th, 2012|Van News|

Story: COLIN DAWSON Citroën took the wraps off its new Electric Berlingo at the recent Hannover Commercial Show this month. The second-generation Electric Berlingo employs Citroën’s latest electric vehicle technology, while retaining the conventional Berlingo’s load volume of up to 4.1m3 and 675kg payload. Various parts of the vans’s electric powertrain are contained under the bonnet or beneath other [...]

Nissan confirms production of zero-emissions e-NV200 van

By |2012-09-20T18:10:17+01:00September 20th, 2012|Van News|

Story: COLIN DAWSON An all-electric version of Nissan's NV200 van will go into production towards the end of year. Nissan yesterday confirmed manufacture of the e-NV200 at the Hannover show after a theatrical unveiling of the zero-emission vehicle, which is an amalgamation of the Nissan LEAF and the conventional NV200 van. The front end shows a clear family resemblance [...]

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