£23,055 and £27,580 respectively, and for the Combo they are £23,575 and £28,100 respectively. Dacia has introduced an LCV version of its new Spring EV (pictured opposite), which it is billing as the UK’s most affordable compact electric van. Te model is priced at £14,995 excluding


VAT and is also eligible for a £2,500 plug-in van grant. Based on the Spring car, with the rear seats removed and a mesh bulkhead installed, the Spring Cargo has a 370kg payload, with a 1,085-litre load space. Te model comes with a 65hp electric motor and a 26.8kWh battery, allowing a range of up to 140 miles on the WLTP mixed cycle. Te battery can be charged from 20–80% in 45 minutes. Standard equipment with the Spring


Cargo includes a 10in infotainment screen with sat-nav and smartphone connectivity, a USB port, cruise control, air conditioning, front and rear parking sensors, a reversing camera, and bi- directional vehicle-to- load capability. Turning to industry news and under Peugeot’s long-standing partnership with


Royal Mail, which has seen it supplying vans since 2009, and electric vans since 2014, the brand supplied the postal service with a further 2,100 BEVs before Christmas, including 1,100 e-Partners. Te new vans, part of Royal Mail’s plan to achieve Net Zero by 2040, are charged on-site at Royal Mail’s delivery offices via the company’s 100% renewable electricity supply.


In other industry news, vehicle


management company XLCR has provided appliance repair company NAC with a new van fleet. Te deal includes more than 35 vehicles, including Nissan Townstar and Citroen Berlingo vans. NAC has expanded its fleet due to company growth and to replace outdated vehicles previously supplied by other providers.


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