Friday, April 26 2013
After a twelve-week consultation it’s finally been decided that from the 1st July this year, only the greenest vans and cars will be completely exempt from the Congestion Charge. The new restrictions will see only pure electric vehicles, and those emitting fewer than 75g/km of CO2 coming in for discounts. So far, special consideration is [...]
Wednesday, April 17 2013
Nissan’s eNV200, the all-electric van, has undergone an intensive month of testing from British Gas drivers throughout the country, as the utilities company plans to transform a large number of its fleet vehicles to electric by 2015. During testing, the eNV200 was partially laden, in order to mirror the conditions it will work under day [...]
Thursday, April 4 2013
York is to become the first UK city to introduce pay-as-you-go charging points for electric vehicles. The fast charge points will be installed in the next few months and will be mainly located in city centre car parks and park and ride sites. Users of the points will be able to pay for the facility [...]
Wednesday, March 27 2013
Holiday firm, Center Parcs, is doing its bit to stay as green as possible with the introduction of twenty-two Renault Kangoo Z.E. vans. The new Kangoo Z.E.s, which are completely electric, comprise part of a one hundred and fifty strong fleet, used by Center Parcs for it maintenance and services, along with its ‘Dining-In’ takeaway [...]
Friday, March 8 2013
Anybody visiting this year’s Commercial Vehicle Show (9th-11th April) will be offered the chance of a test-drive in Nissan’s brand new electric e-NV200 van. All you have to do is book a test drive at the manufacturer’s stand, turn up for your time slot and away you go! Based around the LEAF electric car, the [...]
Thursday, January 31 2013
The latest eco-model on the UK market, the Berlingo Electrique, will be making its UK debut at the 2013 Commercial Vehicle Show on the 9th-11th April at the NEC Birmingham. The van is due to go on sale in the second half of the year, and will be powered by a 23kWh lithium-ion battery. It [...]
Friday, January 25 2013
A recent report on the Plugged-in Fleets Initiative has demonstrated how making the switch to an electric vehicle really could save money, especially if you are a fleet operator. According to the report, costs could be reduced by as much as 75% simply by changing to the new ‘fuel’;while those who have daily duty cycles [...]
Thursday, October 25 2012
Heathrow Airport is launching an electric vehicle trial this week in an effort to test how viable it would be to use the eco-friendly vehicles day-to-day in a high-powered airport environment. Over the next month, a fleet of EVs from a number of manufacturers will be integrated into the airport’s vehicle network by four different [...]
Thursday, September 27 2012
The e-NV200, a joint venture between Nissan and FedEx, is set to be released for sale in the UK mid-2013. The electric van, which is to be built at Nissan’s Barcelona plant, has been undergoing real-world testing in London and Japan in order to assess its capabilities in day to day situations. Hideto Murakami, Corporate [...]
Monday, September 17 2012
Volkswagen’s latest all-electric Transporter eT! prototype is to be displayed at the Hannover Commercial Vehicle Show, along with a huge selection of the manufacturer’s vans from the past, present and future. The exhibit is set to celebrate 65 years of the iconic van and Hannover is just the place for the celebration; it’s the vehicle’s [...]
Tuesday, September 11 2012
PSA Peugeot-Citroen is getting ready to unveil all-electric versions of its Partner and Berlingo vans during the IAA Hannover CV Show. Two lithium ion battery packs are situated beneath the load floor beside the rear axle of each van, with a total capacity of 22.5kW/h and it is these which supply power to the van’s [...]
Wednesday, September 5 2012
E-Power trucks has released its latest offering in the form of the mia U, a battery-powered mini-van designed especially for urban transport and delivery applications. Created as a compact panel-van, the mia U stands at just 1.64m high and 3.19m long. It has a range of up to 100km (62 miles) and a top speed [...]
Thursday, August 30 2012
The Department of Transport has created an initiative which will subsidise hybrid vans for Housing Associations, helping them to lower their vehicle costs. The plan wil enable councils to purchase carbon hybrid LCVs for the same price as thier diesel equivalent, with the Department paying the difference. So far, the Ashwoods Hybrid Transit is the [...]
Wednesday, August 15 2012
Route Monkey, the supplier of electric vehicle optimisation software (EVOS) which enables fleets to transfer to EVs, has partnered the Energy Saving Trust to partake in their Plugged-in Fleets initiative. Other participants in the scheme include Boots UK, London Fire Brigade, Network Rail and the University of Cumbria. Route Monkey’s software enables fleets to understand [...]
Thursday, August 2 2012
In another positive move for electric vans, holiday firm Center Parcs has chosen to had twenty-two Renault Kangoo Maxi ZE vans to its fleet. The acquisition represents the biggest order of Renault’s electric vehicles in the UK to date. CLM, Center Parcs’ fleet management firm said that the holiday firm preferred the Kangoo over competitors [...]