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Plug-in hybrid vans offer clean air solution for cities, study suggests

Three-quarters of all mileage travelled by vans in Central London could be done using the fully-electric range of a plug-in hybrid van, a trial suggests.

9 Jul

Toyota to launch electric Proace City and Proace vans

Toyota is to launch two fully-electric vans as part of a plan to grow its LCV business in Europe.

9 Jul

Nissan electric van enjoys surge in sales

UK sales of the fully electric Nissan e-NV200 have increased by 200% in 2019, amid changing emissions legislation and the introduction of London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone.

19 Jun

Northgate expands electric van fleet

A fleet of 25 Nissan ENV200 Accenta vans will be available to Northgate’s customers from July and can be reserved now.

18 Jun

LEVC’s electric van gives 377-mile range

LEVC has revealed its new electric urban delivery van that uses a range extender to give a 377-mile range.

17 Jun

Fully electric vans join City of London Corporation fleet

Fleet operators ‘expect’ to adopt electric vans

Almost three quarters (71.4%) of van operators expect to use an electric vehicle in their fleet this year, says the Freight Transport Association (FTA).

12 Jun

Plug-in hybrid vans are ‘ideal solution’, says Ford

Ford says they are “the ideal solution” for urban and extra urban operations, as it moves into the latter stages of its pilot programme with 15 fleet operators.

10 May

Renault Kangoo ZE temperature-controlled vans join Petit Forestier

Renault Kangoo ZE refrigerated vans join Petit Forestier

CoolKit, a converter of temperature-controlled panel vans, has delivered five fully-electric Renault Kangoo ZE refrigerated vehicles to Petit Forestier.

8 May

Electric Citroen Relay and Peugeot Boxer make CV show debut

PSA Group unveiled two key electric models at the CV Show, the Citroen Relay and Peugeot Boxer.

1 May

UK van fleet up by a fifth in five years

Online shopping and the trend for self-employment are among factors that are driving huge growth in the use of vans, according to a new report from Ford.

30 Apr

Fully electric vans join City of London Corporation fleet

London borough adopts three LDV EV80 pure electric vans, bringing it a step closer to realising its goal of being the first authority to run a fully zero-emission fleet.

30 Apr

Sainsbury’s trials electric vans for home deliveries

Sainsbury’s latest recruit Evie, a zero emission electric van, will be delivering online grocery orders in a trial to customers across central and east London.

16 Apr

How will the Birmingham Clean Air Zone affect you?

Fleets are being urged to prepare for the introduction of the Birmingham Clean Air Zone (CAZ) by checking to see if their vehicle will be subject to the charge.

12 Apr

Fleets pledge to buy 65,000 electric vans as ULEZ goes live

Some of the UK’s largest van fleet operators – including Arval, Mitie and the London Borough of Tower Hamlets – have made the Clean Van Commitment.

8 Apr

Record new van demand driven by plate change offers

UK LCV registrations increased by 10.6% to 66,123 units in March, with growth fuelled by demand for medium and large vans, up 17.9% and 13% respectively.

5 Apr

Anglian Water introduces new electric vans to fleet

Anglian Water has introduced 10 new electric vans to its fleet as part of its strategy to reduce fleet emissions and achieve carbon neutrality by 2050.

25 Mar

John Lewis to have zero carbon fleet by 2045

To achieve this, all John Lewis & Partners and Waitrose and Partners delivery trucks, trailers and vans – more than 3,200 vehicles in total - will have to be switched to zero-emissions vehicles.

20 Mar

HGVs ‘ignored’ by Government in urban strategy

The Government has been accused of ignoring the freight industry, with no mention of HGVs in its ‘Future of Mobility Urban Strategy’ report.

20 Mar

Training delay hits uptake in alternative fuel vans

Fleets are holding off procurement decisions on alternative fuel large vans because training is required to drive them and the Government hasn’t actually finalised the training course.

13 Mar

Small businesses lead boom in eco-friendly van sales

Sales of ultra-low emission vans have increased by 21% in the last year, as small businesses “go green”.

4 Feb