Here’s a win-win – Renault has secured 15,000 orders from French companies for its electric-powered Kangoo Van Z.E.
One of the major customers is the French Postal service – La Poste.
The automotive industry has lobbied for years that electric vehicles make sense for urban-based commercial users. These operators normally use their vehicles for a whole day but do not typically clock-up very many kilometers – so overnight re-charges are perfect.
Significantly, because of their large numbers in Europe, swapping these delivery vehicles to electric power will have a major impact on reducing exhaust emissions and atmospheric pollution.
“This success by Renault confirms the relevance of our electric vehicle offering – products and services alike – with business customers. The 19 large companies acquiring the Kangoo Van Z.E. were attracted to its intrinsic qualities and by our original business model, based in particular on battery rental,” explained Jerome Stoll, Renault Commercial vehicles sales and marketing boss.
Renault will launch the Kangoo Van Z.E. in Britain next month priced around $26,000.
