{"id":11240,"date":"2018-06-06T05:23:05","date_gmt":"2018-06-06T05:23:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/?p=11240"},"modified":"2018-07-11T20:02:13","modified_gmt":"2018-07-11T20:02:13","slug":"streetscooter-electric-vans-deliver-90-fuel-saving-for-milk-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/archives\/11240","title":{"rendered":"StreetScooter electric vans deliver 90% fuel saving for Milk & More"},"content":{"rendered":"
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One of Milk & More’s StreetScooter electric vans<\/p><\/div>\n

The UK’s largest milk delivery service is swapping 200 of its diesel vans for electric models. Milk & More has spent \u00a36.5m to buy 200 StreetScooter Work electric vans<\/a>, which will be used alongside the company’s existing electric milk floats as part of a drive to reduce its environmental impact<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The StreetScooter is an electric van that’s been developed by German postal operator Deutsche Post, who bought StreetScooter in 2014<\/a>. The German logistics giant already operates 6,000 of these electric vans. It recently opened a second production facility for the model to increase production capacity to 20,000 units per year.<\/p>\n

Milk & More’s vans have a 905kg payload and an eight cubic metre box, which allows each van to carry 860 pints of milk at a time, as well as a range of other fresh products such as bacon, juice and bread. The van’s range is said to be up to 75 miles. In their first month, fuel costs are reported to have fallen by 90% versus the previous diesel vehicles.<\/p>\n

Interestingly, the MIlk & More vans are left-hand drive, which the company touts as a safety benefit as drivers can get out kerbside when delivering. In busy streets I can see how that’s a plus, although visibility is never quite as good in a van as when you’re sitting on the correct side of the vehicle.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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