Electric Vans

Openreach Electric Vehicle Trials

Electric van trials are forever striving to create an optimum cost/efficiency ratio in comparison to fossil fuelled vehicles. To date, their use does not warrant widespread deployment across the fleet.

Photo: Ford Transit NK11 DVW at Milton Keynes Museum © LSA April 2014.

Overview

The latest in a long history of electric vehicle trials, which date right back to the Post Office Telecommunications era.

Photos

	Electric Vehicle Trial. Photo: Ford Transit NK11 DVW at Milton Keynes Museum © LSA April 2014.
	Electric vehicle 'engine'. Photo: Ford Transit NK11 DVW at Milton Keynes Museum © LSA April 2014.
	Electric Vehicle Trial. Photo: Ford Transit NK11 DVW at Milton Keynes Museum © LSA April 2014.

2008 Trial
	Stuart Gair of Smith Electric Vehicles (left) looks on as Simon Tory, Senior Fleet Innovation and Vehicle Design Manager, Openreach, gets in the driving seat of one of the new vans. Openreach electric vehicle courtesy of openreach.com newsletter 2008.

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