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Electric Vans in charge at the Commercial Vehicle Show 2021! on vans, Ford’s Telematics Essentials are designed to increase productivity, which includes maintenance and real time vehicle health data. Vauxhall/Opel (Stellantis)
After a year absence, the 2021 Commercial Vehicle Show took place at the NEC, Birmingham, a few months later than its usual late Spring date. The letter ‘V’ within the CV Show title demonstrated the broad Van element of this year’s
Due to the low footfall on Day 1, many exhibitors and visitors wondered whether it should have gone ahead at all, with suggestions that it would be best to hold off until next year. The best proposal overheard was that the event should move to an Autumn date, run every two years, and fall in line with the biennial IAA Commercial Vehicles fair in Hannover, Germany. Maybe then too, the truck and trailer manufacturers would return to the big halls at the NEC. Day 2 & 3 were somewhat busier, much to the relief of the exhibitors. All in all, there was plenty of interesting launches and stories to be discovered by the dedicated trade press attending. Jarlath Sweeney and Sean Murtagh were there for Fleet Transport and Fleet Van & Utility. Ford Motor Company
exhibition and at that, the primary examples were electrically propelled. Hence, an idea for next year’s event in that it should be renamed the eCV Show 2022!
Future proofing and meeting market trends is what Ford Commercial Vehicles is about these times. With the focus on electromobility, Ford is to the fore here, having introduced its award winning EcoBlue hybrid version in the Transit range, the next step is with the development of the fully electronic eTransit, showcased here. In line with an uptake on fleet management systems
Stellantis brand Vauxhall premiered the latest additions to its award-winning electric van range – the Combo-e and Movano-e, as well as the new Vivaro-e Hydrogen powered variant. The Movano-e delivers class-leading space, with a cargo volume of up to 17m3, while its zero-emission powertrain offers up to 225km of range (WLTP), while the Combo-e has a 50kWh battery providing a range of 273km (WLTP) combined with a load volume of 4.4m3. The new Vivaro-e Hydrogen will be available in LHD markets from the end of 2021 and in RHD from early 2023. The Hydrogen-powered van features a fuel cell system located in the engine bay for a 402km range and refuelling in as little as three minutes. It has an uncompromised cargo volume of up to 6.1m3. Maxus Following the success of the LDV EV80 electric van, the Harris Group has not got one better but two better with the recent launch of the all new Maxus eDeliver3 and eDeliver9 electric medium to large LCV range, impressively displayed at the event. eDeliver3 has a payload capacity of over 1 tonne while the eDeliver9 is a full 3.5 tonne gross weight model. Both www.fleet.ie
