North East motor dealer Vic Young Conversions has created a range of fully-electric vehicles suitable for commercial use to meet demand from urban businesses and traders created by the UK government-backed zero carbon agenda.
Electric Box Van
The firm claims it is the first such conversion to appear in the UK, offering a 575kg payload, low level entry and an 8.5m3 load volume, an increase from the 3.9m3 of the standard e-NV200. The electric van, which is priced from £34,000, excl. VAT is available with options such as a choice of rear closures, twin-sided roller shutters and internal racking applications.
Electric Wheelchair Access Taxi
The zero-emission wheelchair access electric taxi has already been approved by Nottingham and Dundee city councils. A specialised energy absorbing conversion, this vehicle drastically reduces the risk of whiplash injuries. The price will be in the region of £44,000, subject to pending grant approval. This will relieve many London taxi drivers as the recently introduced first 100% Hackney approved electric Dynamo taxi is approximately £10,000 dearer.
Electric Drop side Tipper
An electric Drop side Tipper is also near completion and is intended to be available for sale in early 2020 – with the first prototype currently going through rigorous approvals.
Vic Young, managing director of the family-owned business, said:
“This is an incredible achievement for us. I firmly believe the market is ready to go all-electric with vehicles for trade and industry.”
These vehicles have a range of up to 187 miles and come with a 5-year/100,000-mile warranty for design and manufacturer defects.
Powered by a 44.5kWh, water-cooled lithium-ion battery, the all new MG ZS EV has picked up a lot of interest as it is the best priced electric SUV car on the UK market and has a range of up to 163 miles on a single charge. From April 2020 this vehicle will be exempt from company car tax and congestion charges, which combined with the ever increasing cost in fuel will literally save businesses thousands of pounds.