Nissan announced that the winter testing programme of its electric van, the e-NV200, which was carried out within the British Gas fleet, has been finished. British Gas were pleased with the van’s performance, and have plans to make a substantial proportion of its 13,000 strong LCV fleet electric by 2015.

The cold weather testing programme was conducted in and around Nissan’s Sunderland Plant and testing facility, aimed at getting feedback from various British Gas departments on the 100% electric van driving experience.

With the rising cost of filling up at the pump, the 100% electric eNV200 promises to help reduce fleets’ running costs while also helping the environment by bringing CO2 down to zero at the point of use. Due to the zero tailpipe emissions, the van also qualifies as being exempt from car tax and London’s Congestion Charge, further reducing running costs.

The recent test in Sunderland saw the zero emission eNV200 run part laden to recreate the conditions of its working life. With temperatures dropping to -12 °C during testing, the UK weather didn’t disappoint and neither did the eNV200.

During the testing, British Gas engineers, members of the fleet team and part of the management board plus eight members of GMB union successfully put the eNV200 to the test, demonstrating the pioneering van can be driven safely by staff across British Gas.

The Nissan eNV200 is a zero emission compact van combining certain attributes of two of Nissan’s popular models, the all-electric powerftain from the Leaf and the class leading cargo area within a compact body of the NV200. The eNV200 brings Nissan’s electric vehicle benefits to the business van world, offering effective running costs, sustainability and new business opportunities for drivers, such as night time deliveries.

Colin Marriott, fleet general manager at British Gas said: “We have been very impressed with all elements of the Nissan eNV200. After our month long test in 2012 which went well, the cold weather testing was vitally important to establish the van’s characteristics in real life working conditions. The drivers enjoyed the experience and the vehicle’s performance and reliability. We will now continue further testing in 2013 and 2014 ahead of us deciding our future fleet mix.”

The van will have a driving range of roughly 100 miles per full charge, suitable for most daily business van requirements. It will also be able to be charged via a rapid DC CHAdeMO charger to 80% capacity in just 30 minutes. The UK’s distribution of rapid charging points is becoming more and more widespread.

Nissan has announced that they will begin full production of the eNV200 van later in 2013, ready for launch in 2014. This news comes as a result of successful trials of limited production models both here in the UK and in Japan.

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