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june 24, 2020 - LEVC
LEVC begins fleet trials of new electric VAN with DPD
- LEVC starts VN5 electric #van trials with parcel delivery firm DPD
- Trial phase will last until Q4 2020 with over 25 business partners taking part
- Converted TX used as trial vehicle
- For more information on #levc visit www.levc.com
Ansty, 24th May 2020: #levc (London Electric Vehicle Company) has officially started the real-world testing and trial phase for VN5, its new electric #van and parcel delivery firm DPD is the first company to take delivery of a converted TX prototype.
Due to the similarities between TX and VN5, #levc is deploying a fleet of converted TX-based prototypes utilising a full interior #van conversion, kickstarting trials ahead of official VN5 launch later this year.
Joerg Hofmann, #levc CEO, commented: “We are delighted that DPD is the first company to begin testing of our VN5 taxi-van prototypes. These real-world tests mark a milestone occasion in the history of #levc, as the company continues its transformation from an iconic British taxi brand to a leading electric vehicle manufacturer.
“VN5 is set to revolutionise #green logistics and we are looking forward to working with DPD as it puts the vehicle through its paces. Feedback from major business operators will be crucial to the further development of the #van as we rapidly move to its launch in Q4 this year.”
The VN5 cargo capacity easily accommodates two Euro sized pallets with a gross payload of over 800kg. It has been built with a large side-loading door (enabling a pallet to be side-loaded) and a 60/40 split door at the rear to make loading and unloading easy for the driver.
Based on the same architecture and proven eCity range-extender technology as LEVC’s TX electric taxi, VN5 offers the same electric powertrain with a pure #ev range of 63 miles (102 km)* and with a total flexible range of 301 miles (485 km)*. Like the TX Taxi, VN5 is equipped with a class-leading turning circle of just 10.1m for unrivalled mobility in busy city environments.
The eCity technology meets the demanding duty cycles of various different sectors, and, for logistics businesses such as DPD, VN5 has been designed to provide ‘distribution to door’ – not just last mile – capability, creating a link between out of town depots and city centres.
Dwain McDonald, DPD’s CEO commented: “It is great to work with #levc. It is such an iconic British brand and another great Midlands-based business. We are keen to see how the technology works for us. It is a very flexible solution and it could well help solve a few challenges. It is very smart, and we like that. For example, we could use geo-fencing so that it switches automatically to electric-only on entering urban areas, including low emissions zones. We will certainly give it a good test and we’ll see how it works out.”
LEVC’s trial phase will take place over the next few months and will see over 25 partners take delivery of the test vehicles, ranging from Tool & Equipment hire to Energy suppliers and postal services. These companies have been specifically chosen to put the vehicle through a variety of different use cases.
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