Ford has won an important contract to further electrify Deutsche Post’s fleet of delivery vehicles. Deutsche Post has already been deploying electric vehicles in its fleet, but this new contract should quickly add 2,500 all-electric vans on the roads. They will use the chassis of the Ford Transit, which will be equipped with a new battery-electric
Volkswagen (VW) is to send its microbus-styled minivan, previewed at the Detroit Auto Show early in 2017 as a concept named the I.D Buzz, into production as an electric vehicle (EV). The news comes as part of the German manufacturer’s push to market a wide range of EVs under the I.D electric car sub-brand. The
The Kangoo Z.E. is the all-electric, zero emissions version of Renault’s smallest van The Renault Kangoo ZE is the electric version of the Kangoo, Renault’s smallest van. Like the diesel version, it’s available in standard, Maxi and Maxi Crew body styles. In reality the only difference between the diesel and ZE (Zero Emissions) version is
Amsterdam is the electric vehicle taxi capital of the world, as more taxi companies operate Nissan LEAF and e-NV200 vehicles.
The first five fleets have signed on to participate in Ford’s new plug-in hybrid van trial project in London, which is scheduled to get underway this Fall. In total, Ford intends to test 20 vehicles over a 12-month period, prior to introducing the PHEV van on the European market (unfortunately, no U.S. version is planned
Electric Van So what’s happening with the electric van? Everyone by now is aware of the exciting progress being made in the development of electric cars. We have the high performance Tesla Model S and the upcoming Model 3. We have the carbon-fibre BMW i3, the stylish Renault ZOE, and the budget Nissan Leaf. Technology
Tesla will unveil an electric articulated lorry in September, chief executive Elon Musk has said. Additionally, he said an electric pick-up truck would be shown off in around 18-24 months. Last year Mr Musk expressed the firm’s desire to branch out beyond cars. However, analysts are concerned the company will not meet demand for its
Do you ever wonder what shape the world might be in if electric cars had not been replaced by gas cars so long ago? It has been over 100 years after the legendary London department store Harrods first added an electric van to its fleet. Harrods is now returning to electric vehicle technology. The company
The Renault-Nissan Alliance continues to lead all other automakers globally in sales of battery-electric cars. The Nissan Leaf is the best-selling electric car in history, while the Renault Zoe now leads the European market for cars with plugs. But Renault-Nissan’s electric-vehicle dominance isn’t limited to passenger cars. Nissan says its e-NV200 was the best-selling electric
Electric Car Day – Focus on Nissan
The Nissan vehicles at our Electric Car Day were the Leaf Tekna electric car and the e-NV200 electric van. We’ve sold lots of Leafs but it was nice to see the more unusual e-NV200 ‘in the flesh’; we can supply these too so don’t hesitate to ask us if you want to know more. Below
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