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Ford has opened a £24m Propulsion Development Laboratory at its UK headquarters in Dunton that will support the delivery of its European electrification plans. The laboratory at the Essex site comprises eight vehicle-size rooms capable of testing electric power units…

The all-electric Ford E-Transit Courier compact van, which is scheduled to enter production in 2024, will make its public debut at the Commercial Vehicle Show next week. Ford Pro Charging is targeting an 11 kW AC overnight home charge in…

Ford has confirmed the first UK delivery of its new fully electric E-Transit minibus to a country home in Hampshire, a landmark step towards decarbonising the crucial sector. The 15-seat minibus, delivered by PHVC Minibus and Fleet Suppliers (PHVC), includes…

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…

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,…

Ford and DP World London Gateway have conducted a trial with a simulated autonomous vehicle to demonstrate how useful such future technology could be. For the trial, Ford used a specially adapted Transit fitted out to mimic the look of…

Ford has won a national tender to supply 400 new 5.0-tonne Transit riot vans to the Police over the next four years. The Protected Personnel Carriers (PPCs) have been converted to new UK specification by Ford’s Qualified Vehicle Modifying partner,…

TNB speaks to Mandy Dean, Director, Commercial Vehicles, Ford of Britain and Ireland, about what the manufacturer will bring to the CV Show. Why is the CV Show important to you? As the UK’s market leader in commercial vehicles for…

The new Ford E-Transit has been subjected to a series of tests to ensure it’s as tough as its conventional diesel-powered counterparts. The regime saw the equivalent of 10 years of use and 150,000 miles of driving compressed into just…

Hermes and Ford are conducting trials with ‘hidden’ drivers to help understand how people are likely to respond to autonomous delivery vehicles. The specially modified Ford Transit features a number of sensors designed to mimic the look of a fully…