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.
Modec has business dealings with the following companies: Tesco’s, FedEx, UPS and Center Parcs, just to name a few of their clients. They can now add ElecTruckCity to their client list because they made a deal of £3m for 100 vehicles.
ElecTruckCity is a French van distributor based in Paris who have become the first Modec distributor in France. This was said by Bill Gillespie, chief executive of Modec: “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. These Modec delivery vans are becoming ever more popular because they have been design 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 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 have also introduced a new product, their electric tipper van, it looks like they’ll be targeting a brand new market. This new vehicle has been designed for councils refuce 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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