There's a lot of movement in the LCV market as fleet operators look to transition to electric and finding the right van for your business is key - is it big enough? Is it powerful enough? Is the range good enough? This is where the eDaily scores highly. It can be configured with one-to-three modules, which each have a capacity of 37kWh. Batteries can also be added or removed in-life if operational needs change.
Research, undertaken by EV conversion specialists, Vic Young compared the industry-leading Ford Fiesta van with the new fully electric Renault Zoe that they have created in partnership with Renault, in an aim to reduce emissions and costs for the courier and delivery industry, with a viable alternative with good range.
Kangoo Electric, which has won the hearts of some 70,000 professional customers since its launch at the end of 2011, now accounts for one in every five electric utility vehicles sold in Europe. Equipped with a new lithium-ion battery with a fully usable capacity of 45kWh, the Kangoo E-TECH Electric boasts a range of up to 300km (187 miles) in WLTP cycle.
The LEVC van has a total flexible range of over 300 miles (482 km) with ultra-low emissions of just 21 g/km CO2 on the combined WLTP cycle. This cycle delivers a pure electric zero emissions range of 61 miles (98 km) and the more frugal driver could achieve a 76 mile (122 km) range in pure EV mode, according to WLTP city methodology.
The London Electric Vehicle Company, which makes the TX electric taxi, has revealed the LEVC range extender electric van designed to provide the link between out of town distribution centres and city destinations thanks to its eCity drive technology
P11D Value / BIK: TBA / 9% 5-door People Carrier / Van 107bhp / 254Nm electric motor with 40kWh battery pack Range: 124 miles (WLTP Combined) 187 (WLTP City) / CO2: 0g/km 0-62mph/top speed: 14.0 / 76mph What is it? NISSAN bills the e-NV200 as a van with the heart of a Leaf, and if you consider that it’s almost [...]
BRISTOL is getting cleaner. Not only the streets but the surrounding air. That’s thanks to an all-electric truck that replaces a 10-year-old petrol-powered vehicle.
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. [...]
Electric vans are gaining ground for city deliveries and the Nissan e-NV200 is the latest arrival THINKING of going electric? If your daily range is less than 60 miles, then the Nissan e-NV200 could be for you. It's due to go on sale in June. The van combines the all-electric, battery-powered drivetrain from the Nissan LEAF car, and [...]
For city deliveries or even carrying temperature sensitive material around hospital or industrial sites, the 37-55 mile range is fine. Access is via rear and side doors THE hottest new thing from Italian brand Alke is a way to keep chilled in the city centre. The brand is launching a new range of refrigerated vans that are completely [...]
28 Nissan e-NV200 electric vans are to go on winter trials with British Gas - part of the firm's grand plan to have 10% of its vans powered by electricity by 2015. Ironic really YOU'D think that if British Gas wanted to green up its fleet, it would run its 13,000 vans on – well, gas! this trial [...]
