Commercial Vehicle News
The latest electric commercial vehicle news for UK businesses and fleet operators – covering electric vans, trucks, buses and specialist plant. Whether you run a single van or a national fleet, this is where we track the launches, finance offers and policy changes that affect the cost of electrifying your operation.
Coverage spans the full market: new model reveals and pricing from the major van makers, monthly finance and lease deals, charging and depot infrastructure, payload and range comparisons, and the government decisions – from grants to taxation – that shape the business case for going electric.
Weighing up a switch? Our advice section covers charging and running costs in practical detail, and our news pages carry the wider EV policy stories affecting every operator. For the passenger-car side of each brand’s line-up, see our electric car reviews.
Commercial Vehicle News
Amazon now has over 1,000 Rivian electric vans making deliveries in US
Amazon has announced it is deploying an increasing number of Rivian electric vans in over 100 US cities this holiday season.
Tesla Semi 500 mile range claims tested
The 500 miles (804 km) range of upcoming Tesla Semi Class 8 electric semi range has been tested in real-world tests.
Volta Trucks and Cake target last mile deliveries with electric micro-hub
Volta Trucks and Cake, the Swedish electric motorcycles, have announced a collaboration aimed at decarbonising last mile deliveries.
Stellantis to produce hydrogen-powered electric commercial vehicles
Stellantis is to begin the mass production of Peugeot, Citroën and Opel light commercial vehicles in a hydrogen-powered version equipped with a…
Street Fleet ‘simplifying the electrification of vehicle fleets’
Street Fleet is launching a new end-to-end fleet transition offering, using data analytics to optimise the shift to electric fleet vehicles with…
Agrale launches Equipmake-developed state-of-the-art electric bus in Buenos Aires
A new Agrale electric bus, developed by electrification specialist Equipmake in collaboration with the brand's Argentine-Brazilian automaker, and featuring the company's latest-generation…
Arrival, one of UK’s most exciting electric auto manufacturer to move to incentive friendly US
One of Britain’s most exciting automotive zero-emission start-ups is to quit the country for the United States, where it says incentives are…
Williams Advanced Engineering showcases portfolio of cutting-edge off-highway electrification solutions
Williams Advanced Engineering (WAE), now wholly owned by Fortescue Metals Group, is showcasing a wide range of cutting-edge electrification solutions, all of…
Anglian Water adds 300 electric vehicles to its repairs fleet
More than 300 fully electric and hybrid Anglian Water vehicles are hitting the roads over the coming months.
Amazon to add 700 e-lorries to UK fleet to cut pollution in £300M pledge
Amazon will put 700 electric heavy goods vehicles on the UK’s roads in the next five years, it will announce today.