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progressivemediainternational.com Editor’s comment by James Dallas
Another eventful year in the LCV sector is drawing to a close as we reach November and the last regular issue of the magazine before the December edition, which is dedicated to the What Van? Awards. Far from winding down, however, this month’s pages are packed with news, features and test drives. Pride of place goes to our cover story: a First Drive of the new Ford Transit Custom. When the dominant brand in the light commercial vehicle industry launches a new version of the nation’s biggest-selling van it is a seismic event within the sector. Ford is introducing the Transit Custom in three phases and the first tranche of models are on sale now. To find out more, turn to page 22. The News Analysis on page 13 examines how electric drivetrain specialist BEDEO has developed a range-extender product that it believes will allow operators to extend the lifecycles of their ageing diesel vans. Meanwhile, our Focus On Conversions on pages 18 and 19 looks at how moving to 4.25 tonnes could provide a solution to the payload issues associated with large electric vans. Finally, the IVOTY Report on pages 14 and 15 runs the rule over the vehicles in contention for the biennial International Pick-up Award (IPUA).
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NEWS 5 New LCV market growth goes on
6 BVRLA demands EV support from government
8 Stellantis plans to revamp van line-up in 2024
COVER STORY 22 First Drive: Ford Transit Custom
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NEWS Round up
WHAT VAN? AWARDS Winners announced
November 2023 WhatVan? 3
NEWS ANALYSIS 13 BEDEO unveils range extender
FOCUS ON 14 IVOTY Report:
IPUA contenders tested
18 Conversions: EV payloads 20 Telematics: EV management
DRIVEN 25 First Drive: Vauxhall Movano 26 Road Test: Nissan Townstar 31 Long-term Test: Citroën Berlingo
BUYER’S GUIDE 33 Sector Analysis: Large vans 35 Used guide: Mercedes Sprinter 36 Data section
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