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Top Electric Vans & Delivery Vehicles In Europe

December 3, 20179 years James Ayre 0 Comments

One of the parts of the auto industry that is best suited to near-term electrification is the delivery vehicle/van segment. Such vehicles — whether inner city parcel delivery trucks, produce trucks, mail delivery vehicles, bakery vans, etc. — generally don’t travel much on a daily basis, and often follow very reliable usage patterns within a strict service area, so there are often no fundamental reasons for the operators of such vehicles to not go electric.

DHL Orders 10 Tesla Semi Trucks, Fortigo Freight Services Orders 1

November 29, 20179 years James Ayre 0 Comments

Following an order for 15 Tesla Semi Trucks by Walmart, an order for 25 from Loblaw, and orders from JB hunt, Ryder Systems, and others, Deutsche Post AG’s DHL has reportedly now pre-ordered 10 of the all-electric semi trucks to test on select routes.

Deutsche Post DHL Building 2nd StreetScooter Electric Van Factory, Doubling Production Volume

October 3, 20179 years James Ayre 0 Comments

Following our earlier report about Ford possibly mass producing Deutsche Post DHL’s internally developed StreetScooter electric van, the company has revealed that it will be doubling its own production capacity and building a new factory in Dueren near Cologne.

Ford Teams With DHL To Manufacture Electric Trucks In Germany

August 16, 20179 years Steve Hanley 0 Comments

Ford and DHL have linked up to manufacture electric delivery vans designed by DHL at a factory in Aachen, Germany.

Deutsche Post (DHL) & Ford To Manufacture Electric Van

June 14, 20179 years Cynthia Shahan 0 Comments

Intelligent business decisions supporting clean air and climate responsibility are much appreciated here at CleanTechnica. Zero-emissions vehicle news from any manufacturer is welcomed if it seems serious, but some stories seem more promising than others.

DHL (Deutsche Post) To Double Electric Delivery Van Production

April 13, 20179 years Steve Hanley 0 Comments

Disruption is a beautiful thing. DHL — known in Europe as Deutsche Post — is one of the largest delivery companies in the world. When it wanted to reduce is carbon footprint by using battery-powered electric delivery vans, it approached several major manufacturers and asked them to supply it with vehicles that met its needs. Not possible, the manufacturers all said. Too expensive. Not enough volume to make it worth our while.

Deutsche Post Builds Its Own Electric Delivery Van, Volkswagen Execs Are Angry

October 8, 201610 years James Ayre 0 Comments

Rather than contract to an outside firm, the German logistics company Deutsche Post has gone ahead and designed and built its own electric delivery van, as we reported in April and August. The new vehicles (1,000 of them) are already deployed in various German cities (replacing Volkswagen vans), according to … [continued]

DHL (Deutsche Post) Electric Delivery Vans To Go On Sale In 2017

August 17, 201610 years Steve Hanley 0 Comments

Editor’s Note: In April, we published on Deutsche Post (known globally as DHL) getting into the electric delivery van game. Now, the venture has taken another step forward news, with an announcement about the launch of delivery van … deliveries. Here’s more in a Gas2 repost from Steve: Deutsche Post, known globally as DHL, is … [continued]

Nissan e-NV200 (PICS & VIDEOS)

January 21, 201413 years Z. S. 6 Comments

I recently got a chance to check out the Nissan e-NV200 at EVS27 in Barcelona. Below are 5 pics of this electric van, followed by some key information about the vehicle and a couple of videos. (Note: All images are available for reuse, and even modification. The only requirement is that you give … [continued]