Van

Specialist rail and infrastructure services provider Readypower Group is replacing its fleet of diesel vehicles with 45 hybrid electric Toyota Corolla Commercial vans. The new vehicles, which enter service this month, will be used by the company’s engineers to support…

Automotive and energy developer First Hydrogen has had its first zero emission vans certified for use on British roads by the Vehicle Certification Authority (VCA). The vehicles are now able to undertake customer trials on public roads starting in January…

BAE Systems has acquired two new Mercedes-Benz Sprinter electric vans, part of the defence contractor’s plan to decarbonise its commercial vehicle fleet. The 3.5-tonners, supplied on a four-year full-service contract hire agreement with Fraikin, are the first EVs to be…

Stellantis has begun production of the Fiat Professional Scudo light commercial vehicle at its plant in Luton – the first time Fiat vehicles have been manufactured in Britain. The vans will be produced in right- and left-hand drive for UK…

Builders’ merchant Selco has acquired its first electric dropside van as it continues its transition to a fully sustainable commercial fleet. The Fiat e-Ducato, which has a payload in excess of 2,866 lbs and a range of up to 145…

Ford has revealed that its E-Transit Custom, the EV successor to its best-selling van, will have a range of up to 236 miles. The vehicle has a 74kWh battery combined with an 11kW AC three-phase onboard charger that can fully…

Citroën UK has signed an agreement to supply all-electric ë-Berlingo and ë-Dispatch vans for Big Issue Group’s magazine distribution operation across the UK. A total of 16 vans will initially join the Big Issue Group fleet in Bournemouth, Bristol, Bath,…

Posties will deliver letters and parcels to towns and cities across the UK using zero emission transport after Royal Mail added 2,000 new electric vans to its growing EV fleet. The order of 1,000 new e-Expert and 1,000 e-Partner vans…

Forty traders at Billingsgate Market, London, are taking part in a sustainable deliveries pilot which has resulted in almost 950 fewer vehicle journeys on congested roads in the centre of the capital. The pilot – a partnership between Ford Pro,…

Average LCV values at BCA auctions rose by 3% in June, the first month-on-month rise recorded this year. Van values averaged £9,800 at BCA last month, up by £283 compared with May, with performance against guide prices down slightly at…