Boulder Electric Vehicles going after fleet sales
Mon, Aug 10 2009 at 4:33 PM EST
Boulder Electric Vehicle is a really interesting little company. They're working on an electric delivery truck set to hit the market in 2010. Their delivery truck would have a range of 100 miles, a work-utility model would hit 200 miles between charges. With a stated cost of 3 to 8 cents per mile, they could offer an attractive alternative for a lot of companies, especially any looking for a little bit of greener cred.
Watching this video showing their van in action makes me miss living in Boulder.
Targeting the commercial market is smart — with one sale to a big company like UPS or FedEx, they could sell hundreds of units. Wholesale conversions to electric fleet vehicles could make for a quicker transition for consumers as the fleets roll out charging infrastructure. That could translate into a lot less pollution coming out of our collective tailpipe.
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Comments(2)
Posted By domjoel - Tue, Aug 11 2009 at 11:27 AM ESTIs this effective?
I just want to know if there are a lot of people now using this. I am also considering other options. I think this is cost-effective. But I just want to know other people's feedbacks if they have actually used it. Thanks.
Smith Electric Vehicles
There is an English company called Smith Electric Vehicles that already have a couple of light trucks and vans in production mainly based on Ford vehicles.