Cubonic will integrate electric drives from Punch Powertrain into its vehicle architecture – specifically for its Cubonic’s PeopleMover minibus and CargoMover light transport vehicle.
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The crisis-stricken British electric vehicle developer Arrival is laying off half of its employees and changing its CEO to Igor Torgov. While production is not expected to start at the company’s US microfactory in North Carolina until 2024, this will require fresh capital.
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US-based emerging electric vehicle manufacturer Cenntro Automotive showcased the world premiere of five new vehicles at the CES. This includes an FCEV semi-truck, an electric van and truck, and an autonomous vehicle platform.
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Geely’s Premium electric brand Zeekr has begun serial production of its second model. The electric van Zeekr 009 is now rolling off production lines in the company’s plant in Hangzhou Bay, Ningbo city in the east Chinese province of Zhejiang. Deliveries should start shortly.
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The United States Postal Service (USPS) has announced a further increase in the share of electric vehicles in new fleet purchases. In total, the USPS plans to deploy at least 66,000 battery-electric delivery vehicles by 2028.
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US electric commercial vehicle manufacturer Xos has received an order for 30 electric step vans from the uniform and linen rental services company Alsco Uniforms.
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Ford Pro will equip Deutsche Post DHL Group with more than 2,000 electric delivery vans worldwide by the end of 2023. The German Group will use the new vans for last-mile logistics in various countries, including the UK.
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Mercedes-Benz Vans has presented the Concept EQT Marco Polo1, a study of an all-electric micro-camper. At the same time, the company also previews the EQT series design, set apart from the eCitan.
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The water service company Anglian Water is accelerating its e-mobility advance, with more than 300 electrified vehicles coming to the East of England in the next few months. Almost 300 vehicles are on order and will join an existing fleet of electric and hybrid vans.
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Amazon has announced investing over one billion euros into decarbonising its logistics operations in Europe within the next five years. The online retailer targets doubling the electric vehicle fleets with plans for purchasing thousands of new EVs, including large trucks and corresponding mega-watt charging infrastructure.
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Logistics provider DX says it has launched a three-year project with its client Ikea. DX will establish a fleet of electric delivery vehicles and use these in its operations for Ikea home deliveries in Northern Ireland and the UK.
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The US electric commercial vehicle manufacturer Via Motors has received an order from Pegasus Specialty Vehicles for 2,000 Class 3 electric cutaway chassis cabs. With these, Pegasus will build electric school buses, minibuses and shuttles and distribute them through its dealer network comprised of 56 locations in the US.
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DHL Express Canada has announced that it will procure 110 electric vehicles over the next twelve months. The first ten electric trucks are scheduled to enter service in Montreal later this year.
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Renault has equipped its Trafic transporter van with an electric drive. Representing the 3.0-tonne class, the electric vehicle called Trafic E-Tech Electric adds another light commercial vehicle to Renault’s electric vehicle range. Like its sister models with combustion engines, the electric delivery van is built in Sandouville.
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Commercial vehicle specialist Iveco and Hyundai have unveiled a prototype of the Iveco eDaily FCEV at IAA Transportation, as well as a pure battery electric eDaily. Iveco also showed the Nikola Tre BEV for the European market and the beta version of the Nikola Tre FCEV at the show.
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US electric vehicle manufacturer Blue Arc EV Solutions, a new go-to-market brand of The Shyft Group has just announced a 2,000-unit pre-order for its all-electric Class 3, 4 and 5 walk-in delivery vans from Randy Marion Automotive Group.
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Bosch is putting a new electric drive for vans and small and medium-sized trucks into series production. The new drive unit consists of an electric motor plus an integrated inverter. The German automotive supplier already has Daimler Truck as a launch customer.
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GM associate Lightning eMotors and Ikea Partner GoBolt have agreed to build 170 zero-emission cargo vans and box trucks to be deployed across North America. Lightning will also provide charging infrastructure.
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Renault has announced a purely electric camping van study for the Düsseldorf Caravan Salon starting at the end of August. Called the Hippie Caviar Hotel, the prototype offers a preview of the first purely battery-powered Renault Trafic, which will make its market debut later this year.
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In the USA, FedEx subsidiary FedEx Office is piloting ten Ford E-Transit vans across its SameDay City network, which is the company’s local shipping option. The Ford E-Transit vehicles are being tested in nine markets coast-to-coast to assess performance in different road and weather conditions.
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Royal Mail announced it had surpassed 3,000 electric vehicles across its postal delivery fleet. The roll-out largely follows cities with low-emission zones, including London, Bristol, Glasgow, Cambridge and Oxford.
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Renault UK has opened the order books for the zero-emission Kangoo E-Tech. The larger Renault Master E-Tech may arrive sooner with orders to start next month. Both vehicles qualify for the Plug-in Van Grant and feature next-gen technology.
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Renault Group has made official a partnership with Phoenix Mobility. The start-up works with the French carmaker at the Re-factory in Flins to retrofit Renault Master vans. This will enable Renault to turn a combustion engine commercial vehicle into electric power and is part of a larger strategy at Flins.
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B—ON (formerly Odin Automotive), which acquired Deutsche Post DHL subsidiary of commercial electric vehicles StreetScooter in January, has announced a new deal for North America. US-based Creative Bus Sales (CBS) will distribute B-ON’s vans in the United States, beginning with 500 LCEVs this winter.
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Stellantis has invested €33Mn in two of its test centres to advance the development of electric vehicles and autonomous driving functions. The capital will support a safety test centre in Italy and a wind tunnel in the USA.
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UK construction equipment and services provider Speedy is adding 150 new electric vans to its fleet. The firm has ordered 100 Ford E-Transit models (4.25 t class) and 50 E-Transit vans (3.5 t class) to replace ICE models. The 150 units will make up over ten per cent of Speedy’s 1,100-strong commercial fleet.
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In the USA, General Motors brand BrightDrop has delivered the first 150 Zevo 600 electric delivery vans to FedEx. These will be used by FedEx Express in Southern California. The logistics company is BrightDrop’s launch customer.
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The British electric vehicle developer Arrival has announced that the Arrival Van has achieved EU certification and received European Whole Vehicle Type Approval (EUWVTA).
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The Canadian telecommunications company Videotron is procuring 100 Ford E-Transit electric work vans. The first of the new E-Transit vehicles will be put into operation in the province of Quebec in the coming weeks.
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Canada Post has announced plans to convert its fleet of nearly 14,000 vehicles to all-electric vehicles by 2040. Already by 2030, at least half of the fleet should be electric.
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