With the support of several state agencies, EVI will deploy 500 electric “return-to-base delivery trucks” over the next two years.
Posts Tagged: Electric Vans
Mercedes-Benz introduces Vito E-CELL Crewbus
With a range of around 130 km (81 miles), the E-CELL is designed for short routes involving numerous stops.
Johnson Controls to show new prismatic EV battery modules at Geneva Motor Show
Johnson Controls has made a couple of potentially major advances in EV battery technology, which it will be displaying at the upcoming Geneva Motor Show. A Ford Transit Connect Electric van powered by a Johnson Controls lithium-ion battery will be available for test drives. Johnson’s new prismatic storage cells are designed to require less installation… Read more »
UK Government announces seven models eligible for new Plug-in Van Grant
The Transport Department pointed out that commercial vans are ideally suited to the switch to electric, as they often have a predictable route and distance to travel each day.
Trial of Mercedes Vito E-CELL vans passes the one-year mark
The 230 EVs are being used by courier and delivery services and other commercial operators in several regions of Germany, and have covered over 650,000 km.
VIDEO: Nissan debuts a new electric commercial van in Detroit
The all-electric light commercial vehicle weds the drivetrain of a Leaf to the popular NV200, which has been sold in Asia and Europe since 2009.
Brown goes green as UPS orders 100 electric delivery vans
UPS plans to power up 100 new electric delivery vans in California early in 2012, replacing legacy diesel trucks and saving 126,000 gallons of fuel a year. The new brown beauties are built by Electric Vehicles International (EVI), a Stockton, California firm that’s been making commercial vehicles for 20 years. EVI’s walk-in van comes in… Read more »
Chillin’ in Europe with Mercedes-Benz electric van
The German firm Kerstner will unveil a refrigerator van version of the Mercedes-Benz Vito E-Cell electric vehicle at the Solutrans trade show in Lyon, France, this week.
Ford and Azure show off new Transit Connect electric
The Transit EV has a range of 56 miles, a top speed of 75 mph and combined fuel economy of 62 MPGe.
Volkswagen’s new electric delivery van can drive itself
The mail delivery van of the future, a joint project of Volkswagen Group Research and the German Post Office, sports electric wheel hub motors, and can be operated semi-automatically.