A standard all-electric IVECO eDaily 3.5 tonne van has claimed the official Guiness World Record for the ‘Heaviest weight towed by an electric van’.
The 140kW rear-while drive IVECO eDaily cemented its place in the history books by towing 153.58 tonnes with Britain’s current Strongest Man, Adam Bishop, behind the wheel. With 400Nm of torque the eDaily was hitched to the IVECO X-Way Strator truck, built for IVECO customer Essex haulage company G&B Finch. This mighty machine was specially engineered to cope with moving large-scale loads of up to 150 tonnes.
The truck’s trailer was laden with a huge Collard Group earth-mover weighing in excess of 50 tonnes, with an additional seven tonnes of ballast added for good measure. A fully-loaded IVECO X-Way 8×4 tipper truck was then attached to the Strator’s trailer before an all-terrain airport fire truck completed the 153-tonne road train. A specialised towbar designed by Mike Parker Design meeting record criteria insured this vast weight was secured to the eDaily.
Once it started moving the eDaily made steady progress down the stipulated 100ft of runway and crossed the finish line in front of invigilators to claim the accolade. The van’s ‘hi-power’ mode – fitted to every eDaily as standard – was utilised on the run that provides bursts of additional power in demanding towing conditions for the all-electric van.
Blackbushe Airport in Surrey was selected as the record attempt location as its additional runways, surface and gradient met the strict Guinness World Records criteria. All towed vehicles were weighed using precision weigh pads supplied by Micro Weighing Solutions as part of the official Guinness regulations.
Adam Bishop said: “The van was incredible. The scale of its challenge and what it towed was unbelievable, but it rolled up its sleeves and got on with the job. Amazing!”
IVECO UK Light Business-line Director, Mike Cutts said: “The IVECO eDaily has made history with this impressive record, reinforcing the strength, durability, and extensive capabilities of the eDaily. With an initial target of 130 tonnes, the eDaily far surpassed record requirements.”
