Iveco, alongside other truck manufacturers such as Scania UK, is following a policy which emphasises natural gas and electric power, as it concentrates upon reducing carbon dioxide emissions.Iveco already produce engines which run on natural gas, in this case compressed biomethane or compressed natural gas, and many customers already utilise this, including Coca Cola and Tesco, which recently ordered 795 vans, including 25 powered by natural gas. Mainland Europe has embraced Iveco's EcoDaily Electric, an electric powered model available in either a 3.5 tonne or 5.2 tonne version. These vehicles use a three-phase traction motor, which is linked to a DC/AC inverter. The two versions deliver power of 30 kW continuous and and 40 kW continuous respectively. The components and the batteries are located either in the engine space or the side chassis, which means that load space is not affected, with Iveco saying, At the end of the vehicle's life, recycling is not compromised; the Zebra batteries are completely recyclable.
Roadtransport.com's group technical editor Colin Barnett test drove an EcoDaily Electric 3.5 tonne vehicle, and said, Negotiating the streets of London was slightly more challenging thanks to left-hand drive, but in every other respect the Daily Electric was simplicity to drive. The steering is not assisted at standstill to save battery life, but comes to life as soon as you move. In normal mode, progress up to the limited 43mph maximum is brisk, surprisingly so for other road users.
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