Nine out of ten firms that trial electric vans on medium term rental deals are opting to keep them, according to vehicle leasing and fleet management firm Arval UK. The company, which is part of […]
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The transition to electric vans is in danger of stalling unless the government can offer operators more support, the Association of Fleet Professionals (AFP) said this week. The call comes as AFP members report a […]
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Some manufacturers have seen falling electric van sales in the year to November 2022, despite plummeting diesel van sales, according to the latest research from New AutoMotive. According to data from the company’s latest Electric […]
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Delivery start-up Hived has sealed a partnership deal with fashion retailer Asos to fulfil its same-day delivery orders in Greater London. The delivery company, which was launched in 2021, operates an electric fleet of vans, […]
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As M&H Carriers took delivery of its latest electric van, managing director Fraser MacLean made an impassioned plea this week for other hauliers to start to electrify their fleets to help cut the sectors’ emissions. The Highlands-based firm …
Fleet Assist has expanded its LCV SMR capabilities by setting up a nationwide network of 900 Premier Van Centres capable of servicing and maintaining vans and chassis cabs of up to 4.25 tonnes gross vehicle weight (GVW). The network was set up t…
Market share for electric vans has doubled to figures well above the government’s proposed mandatory targets for electric van sales which come into play in 2024, prompting calls for much more ambitious targets to be set. Transport researcher New…
CitySprint is gearing up for Christmas by recruiting 600 couriers across the UK. The same-day distribution firm said the new recruits will join its existing fleet of more than 3,500 couriers and it is hiring across a range of vehicles, with a pa…
EV delivery firm Packfleet has pledged to make its new hires the best treated drivers in the country, with what it described as “sector-topping benefits”. It said it already pays its drivers above the London living wage, as well as providing pri…
DX Express has launched an initiative with Silva Brothers to start using electric vehicles for its London parcel deliveries. Beginning with an initial 20 EVs, the vehicles will provide support for DX’s growing parcels operation. The fleet is ant…
TriAgg, an asphalt surfacing and groundwork construction firm, has chosen its first battery-powered eVito, joining a fleet of Mercedes model vans delivered by MBNI Truck & Van. Despite trading in High Wycombe, the company sources its vehicle…
Britain’s van market grew by almost 11% in September – the first month to see growth in van registrations this year – according to the latest research from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). SMMT said that the uptick in LCV r…
Defence contractor BAE Systems has taken delivery of two Mercedes 3.5-tonne electric vans on contract hire from Fraikin. The vehicles are the first to be deployed at the company’s Broad Oak manufacturing plant in Portsmouth and replace diesel-po…
DX has launched a three-year project to acquire a fleet of electric vehicles for use in its delivery and logistics partnership with Ikea. The company has recently invested £750,000 with further investment planned over the next three years to est…