Modec Land £3m Deal for Electric Vans

Modec, a Coventry based van company announced yesterday that they had sealed a £3m van contract with a French distributor. Modec announced this news just after they released details that their electric delivery van had gained the 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.

The electric van manufacturer has had business with the likes of Tesco’s, FedEx, Center Parcs and UPS, just to name a few. Modec can now add ElecTruckCity to their client list.

ElecTruckCity is a French van distributor based in Paris who have become the first Modec distributor in France. The chief executive at Modec had this to say about the deal: “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. Modec currently have over 150 delivery vans around the streets of the UK, owned by a number of clients including Center Parcs. These Modec delivery vans are becoming ever more popular because they have been design for the city. 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 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 targeting the tipper van market with their brand new electric powered tipper van. This new vehicle has been designed for use by 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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