Subject to formal agreement, the joint venture will build two new large electric vans in a factory based in central or eastern Europe, with output expected within two years. One van will be based on the M-B Vans’ electric architecture known as VAN.EA, and the other based on the second generation Rivian Light Van (RLV) platform.
The new company will be known as NewALD and will give the business extensive global reach with a total of 3.5 million vehicles under fleet management.
The collaboration hopes to increase Anadolu Isuzu’s influence and penetration in the EV market, and the new partnership represents Proterra Powered’s entry into the European public transportation market.
Ryan Johnson will succeed Shahbo in his previous position. Johnson was general manager of Enterprise’s Southeast England group, the company’s largest UK region.
Having sold Saab in 2009 and then quit Europe altogether in 2017 when GM Europe sold its Opel and Vauxhall brands to the PSA Group (now Stellantis), GM Europe is nosing its way back to Europe.
Compact and mid-size electric vehicles (EVs) are now fully cost competitive with petrol and diesel cars across most European countries according to LeasePlan’s newly released 2021 Car Cost Index.
Prime Minister of the UK Boris Johnson presented an expansive document ahead of the COP26 climate conference as part of a package to improve local on-street residential charge points.
Stellantis will remake its Turin, Italy, factory into an electric-vehicle (EV) center to increase efficiency as it shifts to selling more EVs.
Nissan will provide 500 of its electric Nissan LEAF model to NHS Fleet Solutions, which is operated by regional provider of national healthcare, Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, will enable public sector staff to benefit from zero emission cars and very low rates of benefit in kind taxation under the deal, currently 1%
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