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  • Electric vans for tradespeople: Incentives & benefits for making the switch

    |Date: 15 May, 2025
    Electric vans for tradespeople: Incentives & benefits for making the switch

    Electric vans for tradespeople: Incentives & benefits for making the switch

    Builders’ merchant, Travis Perkins explores why tradespeople should be making the switch to an electric v ...

    Builders’ merchant, Travis Perkins explores why tradespeople should be making the switch to an electric van There are now more than 78,000 electric vans registered in the UK as of the end of February ...

    15 May, 2025
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  • Test driving the Ford E-Transit

    |Date: 6 March, 2025
    Test driving the Ford E-Transit

    Test driving the Ford E-Transit

    Is it time you considered plugging into battery electric? The Ford E-Transit could well make that decisio ...

    Is it time you considered plugging into battery electric? The Ford E-Transit could well make that decision a lot easier for you. If you want an indication of just how committed manufacturers are to ba ...

    6 March, 2025
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  • Ford Pro expands electric transit van range

    |Date: 24 April, 2024
    Ford Pro expands electric transit van range

    Ford Pro expands electric transit van range

    Ford Pro has unveiled a new extended range option for the E-Transit, enhancing the capability of the top- ...

    Ford Pro has unveiled a new extended range option for the E-Transit, enhancing the capability of the top-selling large electric van in Europe. New 89kWh battery means E-Transit extended range goes 28 ...

    24 April, 2024
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  • The MAXUS EDeliver7 – premium electric van reviewed!

    |Date: 7 March, 2024
    The MAXUS EDeliver7 - premium electric van reviewed!

    The MAXUS EDeliver7 – premium electric van reviewed!

    MAXUS is on the charge with another addition to its expanding battery powered line-up. Given the distance ...

    MAXUS is on the charge with another addition to its expanding battery powered line-up. Given the distance it has travelled as a brand in a relatively short space of time there’s no doubt that MAXUS is ...

    7 March, 2024
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  • Vauxhall discusses its latest electric vehicle developments

    |Date: 27 July, 2023
    Vauxhall discusses its latest electric vehicle developments

    Vauxhall discusses its latest electric vehicle developments

    In the next issue of Professional Builder we will be reviewing the latest Vauxhall EV – the Vivaro GS Ele ...

    In the next issue of Professional Builder we will be reviewing the latest Vauxhall EV – the Vivaro GS Electric. Here, Lee Jones talks to Brad Miller, Head of LCV Product and Pricing about some of the ...

    27 July, 2023
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  • IVECO eDaily claims Guinness World Record towing over 153 tonnes

    |Date: 5 July, 2023
    IVECO eDaily claims Guinness World Record towing over 153 tonnes

    IVECO eDaily claims Guinness World Record towing over 153 tonnes

    A standard all-electric IVECO eDaily 3.5 tonne van has claimed the official GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS ...

    A standard all-electric IVECO eDaily 3.5 tonne van has claimed the official GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ title for the ‘Heaviest weight towed by an electric van’. The IVECO eDaily is known for its 3 ...

    5 July, 2023
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  • Terry Smith goes electric with the Ford E-Transit

    |Date: 22 May, 2023
    Terry Smith goes electric with the Ford E-Transit

    Terry Smith goes electric with the Ford E-Transit

    As that famous other son of Essex, Ian Drury himself once sung, Ford has three good reasons to be cheerfu ...

    As that famous other son of Essex, Ian Drury himself once sung, Ford has three good reasons to be cheerful about its new Ford E-Transit. Just don’t tell the blockheads! Over the past few years, we hav ...

    22 May, 2023
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  • Professional Builder reviews the Mercedes eVito

    |Date: 23 April, 2023
    Professional Builder reviews the Mercedes eVito

    Professional Builder reviews the Mercedes eVito

    Mercedes has made some welcome improvements to its eVito medium van offering, but does it go far enough i ...

    Mercedes has made some welcome improvements to its eVito medium van offering, but does it go far enough in more ways than one? Professional Builder is charged with the task of finding out We have all ...

    23 April, 2023
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  • Maxus launches new eLCV at CV Show 2023

    |Date: 18 April, 2023
    Maxus launches new eLCV at CV Show 2023

    Maxus launches new eLCV at CV Show 2023

    New Maxus eDELIVER 7 reaffirms brand’s pioneering status in EV market Maxus has once again electrified th ...

    New Maxus eDELIVER 7 reaffirms brand’s pioneering status in EV market Maxus has once again electrified this year’s CV Show with the unveiling of its newest all-electric commercial offering for right h ...

    18 April, 2023
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  • IVECO eDaily makes its UK debut at the 2023 CV Show

    |Date: 18 April, 2023
    IVECO eDaily makes its UK debut at the 2023 CV Show

    IVECO eDaily makes its UK debut at the 2023 CV Show

    New IVECO eDaily sets new standards for electric LCVs at the country’s biggest commercial vehicle show Sa ...

    New IVECO eDaily sets new standards for electric LCVs at the country’s biggest commercial vehicle show Same Daily, just electric With a 3.5-tonne towing capacity, a truck-based chassis that carries 4. ...

    18 April, 2023
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  • Professional Builder reviews the Peugeot e-Partner

    |Date: 20 March, 2023
    Professional Builder reviews the Peugeot e-Partner

    Professional Builder reviews the Peugeot e-Partner

    With more and more electric options to choose from, Peugeot hopes to become the dominant “Partner” in the ...

    With more and more electric options to choose from, Peugeot hopes to become the dominant “Partner” in the small e van sector    Ready to swap your old partner in for a shiny new model? That’s the icon ...

    20 March, 2023
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  • Introducing the electric Nissan Townstar Van

    |Date: 10 March, 2023
    Introducing the electric Nissan Townstar Van

    Introducing the electric Nissan Townstar Van

    Commercial vehicle customers looking to transition to zero emission motoring now have an new option, foll ...

    Commercial vehicle customers looking to transition to zero emission motoring now have an new option, following the launch of the electric Nissan Townstar van.    ...

    10 March, 2023
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  • LEVC launches VN5 electric van

    |Date: 9 July, 2020
    LEVC launches VN5 electric van

    LEVC launches VN5 electric van

    LEVC (London Electric Vehicle Company) has revealed details of its new electric van. The VN5, its new ele ...

    LEVC (London Electric Vehicle Company) has revealed details of its new electric van. The VN5, its new electric light commercial van, is available to order now – the first VN5 deliveries will commence ...

    9 July, 2020
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  • The Price of Not Having an Electric Van

    |Date: 24 September, 2018
    The Price of Not Having an Electric Van

    The Price of Not Having an Electric Van

    Wilsons share their perspective on the latest developments in electric vehicles for tradespeople. The UK’ ...

    Wilsons share their perspective on the latest developments in electric vehicles for tradespeople. The UK’s first ‘Electric Streets’ are now in operation in East London. This groundbreaking scheme plac ...

    24 September, 2018
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