The Coventry based electric van manufacturer, Modec, has released details that they have won a contract worth £3m for the sale of 100 vans to a French dsitributor. This news closely followed the announcement that their urban delivery van was the first to gain EC Whole Vehicle Type Approval. What this means is that the delivery van can be sold to any EU country without having to go through more tests.
Tesco’s, UPS, FedEx and Center Parcs are just a few of Modec’s UK clients. They can now add another client to their list, French distributor, ElecTruckCity.
ElecTruckCity will now be the first French van distributor to stock Modec vans. This was said by Bill Gillespie, chief executive of Modec: “International demand for Modec is extremely strong. ElecTruckCity has taken the first step 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 over 150 of Modec’s vehicles around the streets of our cities, owned by clients such as UPS. The reason why these vans are so popular is because they are design for city use. The Modec van can travel 100 miles on the lithium battery at only 15p per mile, whereas a petrol powered van would cost around 37p per mile.
The vans also help companies reduce their emmission because they save more than 9 tonnes of CO2 every year.
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 also entering into the tipper van market with their new electric tipper van. This new commercial tipper van has been designed for local authority bin collection. No doubt these will become popular as councils try to lead the way for a greener country.
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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