Allied wins DfT Electric Contract

11/10/2009

Allied Electric, the Glasgow niche vehicle manufacturer, has won a contract to supply Government bodies with electric vans.

Allied, who manufacture special purpose vehicles such as taxis, wheelchair accessible vehicles and minibuses as well as electric vans, have won the contract to supply Peugeot eBoxer vans powered by lithium-ion battery technology.

The Department for Transport, Low Carbon Vehicle Procurement Programme, managed by Cenex, is to encourage large public fleets to move to low carbon vehicles.

£20m of funding is available to selected public sector partners to help towards the purchase of low carbon vans, including Allied’s all-electric Peugeot eBoxer.  Powered by lithium-ion battery technology, the vehicles have a range of over 100 miles and can be plugged into single (ordinary household) or triple phase (industrial) sockets to recharge. The vehicles produce zero emissions when in operation.

Commenting on the good news, Allied’s Chairman Gerry Facenna said, “We have invested substantial funding and effort over the past four years in ensuring that the electric vehicle project that we bring to market is of the highest quality.

"Our inclusion in this innovative national project represents a vote of confidence in electric vehicles and will provide a real impetus for their integration in working fleets.”

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