Electric van registrations in Europe soared by 74 percent in the first five months of the year as large delivery companies and other businesses began honoring commitments to reduce their carbon footprints.
Sales of electric vans stood at 49,512 to the end of May, figures from market research Dataforce show, overtaking gasoline to become the second most popular propulsion system for vans after diesel.
The Ford E-Transit large van was the biggest seller at 4,849, followed by the Volkswagen ID Buzz midsize van and another midsize van, the Opel/Vauxhall Vivaro-e (see table, below).