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Modec and Navistar cooking up JV, get $39.2 million
When the winners of the advanced battery and electric drive sweepstakes were announced President Obama had occasion to give something of a congratulatory speech that included as a backdrop for the address, a familiar-looking truck with a Navistar logo plastered across the side. This, along with the mention of a $39.2 million award used to "develop, validate, and deploy 400 advanced battery electric delivery trucks (12,100 lbs. gross vehicle weight) with a 100-mile range," was proof that something was cooking between British electric truck ... Read more →
New lithium battery from Axeon nearly doubles Modec range Domenick Yoney
How do you make your stock price jump by two-thirds in today's economic atmosphere? If you are Axeon, Europe's largest independent supplier of lithium ion battery packs, you announce your new battery ...
FedEx Express will use Modec electric vans in London, sticks with hybrids in US Sebastian Blanco
FedEx Express will start using ten Modec all-electric trucks in its UK fleet. If your packages happen to be delivered by these zero-tailpipe-emission vehicles, you won't mistake the truck (above) for ...
Modec makes marketing movie, moves more merchandise Domenick Yoney
Despite the tightening of economies world-wide, Modec, that UK manufacturer of all-electric trucks, seems to be plodding solidly ahead with new marketing efforts and more sales. We were just telling ...
UPS orders a dozen Modec electric vans for UK and German fleets Sam Abuelsamid
Energy costs are play a huge part in the potential profitability of package delivery companies like UPS, DHL and FedEx. That's why all these companies are experimenting with alternative drive ...
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Irish eyes smiling on Modec electric trucks 1 year ago on Autoblog Green
Modec is continuing its quest for world domination having made the jump across the Irish sea. In both Northern Ireland and the Republic proper, the electric truck company has good news to report. First, in the Republic the company has announced its official distributor will be the Ohm Group. ...
Green-Car-Guide comes alive in Liverpool next week 1 year ago on Autoblog Green
When the UK's Green-Car-Guide got started in late 2006, the site's stated goal was to "end motorists' confusion about green cars." Well, considering everything that's happened in the last 18 months, I doubt everyone concerns have been fully addressed, but at least there's more information out there ...
UKMail starts trials of Modec electric delivery van 1 year ago on Autoblog Green
The latest company to start trials of the Modec battery-powered delivery van is UKMail. UKMail is a division of Business Post Group and they are operating the Modec van in west London within the congestion zone. The electric van has a number of potential advantages. Along with the obvious emissions ...
Modec truck looks great in UPS brown 1 year ago on Autoblog Green
Since the first moment I laid eyes on it, I've thought the Modec electric truck was a thing of beauty. A little more aerodynamic than its freight hauling frères and a whole lot more quiet. Need I mention the lack of diesel smoke? I thought not. After reading all the specs and mulling it over ...
EVS23: Up close and personal with the Modec, the all-electric delivery truck 1 year ago on Autoblog Green
Well, here's at least one neat vehicle that Europeans currently have that Americans will soon be able to buy: the Modec all-electric truck. You might be familiar with the Modec from our previous posts (see below) but the short story is that this is a delivery van specifically designed for modern ...
Modec to start EV van exports to the Continent 2 years ago on Autoblog Green
The all-electric Modec compact delivery van, known for being the choice model for British supermarkets Tesco, has been shown to prospective buyers in Amsterdam (in a left-hand version) during the Dutch Road Transport Exhibition. Modec has just opened a new office in the Netherlands and the first ...
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