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Smith Electric Vehicles to Supply of Electric Vans in UK Government Project

17 April, 2010 07:20:00

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The UKâ€™s Department of Transport has confirmed Smith Electric Vehicles as the largest supplier of electric light commercial vehicles (LCVs) to a major UK Government program.

Smith is supplying 47 of its Smith Edison vans into Phase One of the Low Carbon Vehicle Procurement Programme (LCVPP). Smith is one of three companies that are supplying a total of 70 electric LCVs in Phase One.

Based on the Ford Transit, the Smith Edison is the world's best-selling electric light commercial vehicle. Powered by a 90 kilowatt electric motor and leading edge lithium-ion battery pack, Edison can typically achieve 80 miles on a full charge - and can be fully recharged in as little as three hours. The LCVPP vehicles are all panel vans, but Smith also offers Edison as a minibus and a chassis cab - suitable for tipper, dropside, caged, box and refrigerated bodies.

Phase One of LCVPP offers subsidies to select public sector bodies, giving them the chance to purchase electric and hybrid vans at the same price as the equivalent diesel vehicles. Organizations engaged in Phase One include Royal Mail, Transport for London, Warwick University and the councils of Camden, Gateshead, Islington, Leeds, Liverpool, Newcastle, Wakefield and Warwick.

As part of the program, Smith will fit the LCVPP fleet with its proprietary new telematics system, Smith Telemetry (see separate press release). This will feed back data on key performance indicators, allowing for an accurate and transparent assessment of real-time vehicle performance.

In the UK Smith Electric Vehicles already supply such prestigious customers as Sainsbury’s, TNT, DHL, TK Maxx and Scottish & Southern Energy, fulfilling these organizations urban transport requirements and proclaiming their green credentials.

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