Ansty, 16th September 2020: LEVC (London Electric Vehicle Company)’s real-world testing and trial phase for VN5, its new electric van, has another new partner: Speedy, the UK’s leading tools and equipment hire company.

Joining other UK businesses such as Royal Mail and DPD, Speedy is the latest company to take delivery of a converted TX prototype in the UK. Due to the similarities between TX taxi and VN5, LEVC is deploying a fleet of prototype TX models with a full interior van conversion, to enable trials ahead of the official VN5 launch later this year.

Speedy is the UK’s leading hire provider of tools, plant and specialist equipment. With over 200 depots across the UK and Ireland and serving over 85 per cent of the top contractors across the UK.

Launching in Q4 2020, VN5 is based on the same architecture and proven eCity range-extender technology as LEVC’s TX electric taxi and gives a pure EV range of 61 miles (93 km) and a total flexible range of over 300 miles (484 km). Like the TX taxi, VN5 is equipped with a class-leading turning circle of just 10.1m for unrivalled mobility in busy city environments.

VN5’s cargo capacity easily accommodates two Euro sized pallets with a gross payload of over 800kg. It has been built with a large side-loading door (enabling a pallet to be side-loaded) and a 60/40 split door at the rear to make loading and unloading easy for the driver.

LEVC’s trial phase is taking place over the next few months and will see over 25 partners take delivery of the test vehicles, ranging from tool & equipment hire to energy suppliers and delivery services. These companies have been specifically chosen to put the vehicle through a variety of different use cases.

LEVC press release