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Tanfield is pleased to announce that Smith
Electric Vehicles has won its first contract from the Royal Mail for its
next generation zero emission vehicles.
The Royal Mail has ordered one of each of the Edison and Newton higher
function delivery vehicles, for trials. The vehicles will be deployed in
London, in parcel and post distribution operations.
Edison is a sub-3.5t electric van, built using the Ford Transit shell.
Newton is sold in 7.5t and 9t configurations. Both vehicles have
restricted top speeds of up to 50mph and are capable of covering 150
miles on one battery charge.
Royal Mail has a fleet of over 33,000 commercial delivery vehicles
operating across the UK, including approximately 10,700 3.5t vans and
van derivatives, plus 2,500 7.5t trucks.
In line with a growing order book and increased interest in both Newton
and Edison, Tanfield is installing extra electric vehicle production
capacity at Vigo Centre, its 250,000sq ft assembly facility in Tyne &
Wear, UK.
Darren Kell, Chief Executive of The Tanfield Group Plc, said: “We are
delighted to have sold our first vehicles into the Royal Mail. The
adoption of the Low Emission Zone in London and expected road pricing in
10 other urban conurbations across the UK will significantly increase
the addressable market for electric vehicles. To this end, we are now
installing additional production capability at a much faster rate than
we had previously planned."
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