Daf LF Electric tours brand’s UK dealer network

Daf Trucks has started its Daf EV Relay, with two Daf LF Electric 4x2 rigids touring its Dealer Network.

The vehicles will be used to train and familiarise staff at all 34 of the brand’s truck sales centres in the UK and Ireland.

Each Daf Dealer will drive an LF Electric to its location before delivering hands-on familiarisation training for staff, designed to build confidence and an extensive EV knowledge base across the Daf Dealer Network.

The two trucks, setting-off from opposite ends of England, are specially liveried to highlight range performance, environmental benefits and potential cost savings.

Daf participated in the 18-month Battery Electric Truck Trial (BETT), which concluded at the end of September. The BETT was designed to encourage operators in the uptake of battery electric vehicles, with real-world, operational results published on a dedicated website: bett-cenex.co.uk. The final report is due for publication shortly.

Daf XD Electric and XF Electric tractor units will form part of a 370-vehicle fleet comprised primarily of battery electric, plus some hydrogen-fuelled trucks, taking part in the Zero Emission HGV and Infrastructure Demonstrator programme.