Modec’s Electric Delivery Van Becomes Popular in France
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Modec, a Coventry based electric van company, announced yesterday that they had won a contract with a French van distributor for £3m. This news closely followed the announcement that their urban delivery van was the first to gain EC Whole Vehicle Type Approval. This means that Modec can now sell the vans to any country within the EU without having to put it through more tests.
UPS, FedEx, Tesco and Center Parcs are only a few of the major clients that the electric van manufacturer, Modec, can boast about. 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. 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 now over 150 Modec delivery vans around the UK, owned by clients such as FedEx. These vans are becoming so popular because they are built for city use. The van which can travel 100 miles using the lithium battery, costs only 15p per mile, compared to a petrol powered van which can cost 37p per mile.
The vans also save more than 9 tonnes of CO2 each year, this helps companies like FedEx and UPS reduce their emmissions considerably, aswell as improve their corporate image.
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 going to be tackling the tipper van market with the introduction of their electric powered tipper van. This new commercial tipper van has been designed for local authority bin collection. These are bound to become popular as more and more councils try to become greener.
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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