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Modec’s Electric Delivery Van Becomes Popular in France
By Performance Guru | August 18, 2009
Modec, a Coventry based electric van company, announced yesterday that they had won a contract with a French van distributor for £3m. This news was released after they also announced that their battery powered urban delivery van is the first van to gain the EC Whole Vehicle Type Approval. This means that Modec can sell the van to any EU country without having to be restricted by further vehicle testing.
The electric van manufacturer has had business with the likes of Tesco’s, FedEx, Center Parcs and UPS, just to name a few. Now they can add ElecTruckCity to their list of clients who have payed £3m for 100 new vans.
ElecTruckCity will now be the first French van distributor to stock Modec vans. The chief executive at Modec had this to say about the deal: “International demand for Modec is extremely strong. ElecTruckCity has taken the lead by setting up a distribution network in France and we are very excited about the future of the French market.”
The vans that were bought by ElecTruckCity were the popular urban delivery vans. There are currently 150 of these vehicles based in the UK cities belonging to customers like Tesco’s. The reason these vans are becoming popular is because they are designed for the city. The urban delivery van costs around 15p per mile, compared to 37p for a petrol powered van, and can traval 100 miles using the lithium battery.
The vans also can save more than 9 tonnes of CO2 every year which can help companies like Tesco reduce their emmissions.
As these Modec vans become ever more popular, it appears that the common vans that you see around like Citroen vans or Nissan vans will have alot of competition as more and more companies want to get greener.
Modec are targeting the tipper van market with their brand new electric powered tipper van. This new vehicle has been specifically designed for local authority refuse collection. With more and more councils trying to be greener, this new vans are likely to become very popular.
I also wouldn’t be surprised if we started to see an increase in van leasing companies that are investing in Modec vans as alot of companies that are currently leasing their vans may be interested in a cheaper, more greener alternative.
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