Baxi takes delivery of electric Vauxhall Vivaros

Baxi has taken delivery of its first batch of 10 all-electric Vauxhall Vivaro vans, with plans to electrify its entire LCV fleet of 280 vehicles.

Following an agreement involving Baxi, Greenhous and Novuna Vehicle Solutions, the first batch of vehicles was delivered to premises in Stoke last week.

The Vivaro Electric vans, which have a range of up to 205 miles and a payload of approximately 1,002 kg, will be used to service and maintain heating and hot water products of Baxi’s customers across the UK. The vans include racking installed by Sortimo and feature livery supplied by Corby Graphix.

Novuna worked in collaboration with Vauxhall dealer Greenhous to custom design the vehicles for Baxi Customer Support engineers.

As part of the agreement, Novuna Vehicle Solutions has delivered initial driver training in conjunction with Greenhous, educating them on the features and benefits of the Vivaro electric vans and will provide vehicle maintenance services as well as ongoing dedicated in-life account management support.

The project supports Baxi’s ambition to decarbonise its entire fleet and be carbon neutral across all its business operations by 2030.  Novuna, meanwhile, has a goal to fully electrify its entire car and small van fleet of close to 100,000 vehicles by 2030.

Jon Lawes, managing director at Novuna Vehicle Solutions, said: “Handover of the first batch of Vivaro vans represents a landmark moment in this transformative project for Baxi’s engineer fleet and reflects Baxi’s ambition to readily future proof their business operations.

“By working together to support Baxi as they embark on their journey towards a complete zero emissions fleet across the UK, we are helping them achieve their decarbonisation targets and look forward to building on our partnership demonstrating our expertise as a total assets solutions mobility partner.”

Louise Murton, customer service director at Baxi, added: “This delivery is an exciting milestone on our transformation towards a fully electric fleet and is fundamental to working towards our sustainability targets.

“We are delighted to partner with Novuna Vehicle Solutions to introduce the Vivaro Electric to our fleet as part of our commitment to being a cleaner, greener business.

“We’re working closely with Novuna and Greenhous to ensure drivers are fully trained to maximise the success of our EV rollout and demonstrate to customers that we’re committed to a zero-carbon future.”