New Launches
Show Report: CV Show 2012
What a cracking event the 2012 Commercial Vehicle Show turned out to be, thanks in no small part to Ford… Read More
Mitsubishi L200 4x4 Long-Term Test 1
We has just taken delivery of a Mitsubishi L200 4x4 Club Cab for long-term appraisal… Read More
Ford Transit ECOnetic Brief Test
We’ve been putting a SWB 100hp 2.2TDi Euro 5 Transit 280 ECOnetic through its paces… Read More
Renault Kangoo ZE 2011 European Launch
Renault is at the forefront of manufacturers offering a mass produced factory-built electric van… Read More
Fuso Canter 2011 European Launch
Fuso has completely revamped its range of light and heavy truck Canter chassis and chassis crew cabs… Read More
Iveco Daily 2011 European Launch
Iveco has introduced new, latest generation diesels to its Daily range, along with detail changes inside and out… Read More
Ford Transit 2011 European Launch
Ford takes the iconic Transit to the next stage with an all-new range of 2.2-litre Euro 5 diesels… Read More
Volkswagen Crafter 2011 UK Launch
VW’s large panel van has undergone a serious makeover with changes to the front-end styling and the cab interior, as well as new Euro 5 diesels… Read More
Ford Transit Connect Electric Brief Test
We spent a day with the battery-powered Connect to get a better idea of what it’s like to live with in its natural, urban environment. Read More
Mercedes-Benz Vito E-CELL Brief Test
Currently undergoing trials with selected fleet customers in the UK, we managed to get behind the wheel of a battery-powered Vito E-CELL… Read More
Volkswagen Crafter 2011 European Launch
Volkswagen’s Crafter has undergone a midlife makeover and gets a new front-end along with new Euro 5 engines… Read More
VansA2Z takes the eco route in electric Nemo
We are taking part in the RAC Future Car Challenge eco run from Brighton to London on 6 November.Despite its name the event is open to electric, hybrid and low-emission internal combustion engine (up to 110g/km of CO2) light commercials and motorcycles, as well as passenger cars, and we have been offered the chance to drive a Nicholson McLaren electric Citroën Nemo, one of the two entered.
The challenge is to complete the event using the least amount of energy and there will be medals for the winners in each category, as well as an overall champion. Measuring equipment will be fitted to each vehicle.
The Nemo will feature on the VansA2Z/Nicholson McLaren stand at the Eco2 Transport Show, being held at the Earls Court Exhibition Centre from 16 – 18 November. We are using the show to launch our new web site, ecoVansA2Z, which will deal specifically with alternative drivetrain and low carbon light commercials.
Nicholson McLaren is well known for its Citroën, Ford and Peugeot van LPG conversions and has branched out into battery power with the development of the electric Nemo. Recently, a fleet of 150 Citroën dual fuel LGP/petrol Berlingo and Dispatch vans converted by Nicholson McLaren have helped London's Southwark Council to the title of Public Sector Fleet of the Year at the GreenFleet 2010 awards.The RAC Future Car Challenge sets off from Madeira Drive in Brighton at 08.30 and finishes in Pall Mall at around 12.30. From there the vehicles join the entrants for the classic London to Brighton Veteran Car Run, taking place the following day, in Regent Street.
Other vans taking part in the eco run include a Ford Transit Connect Electric, Fiesta Van ECOnetic, MaxEV VW Caddy Maxi Electric and even a Zytek battery-powered Mercedes Vito Taxi.
VansA2Z and the Nemo beat all-comers.