Electric Van

Honda Motor Co. said that it would begin selling micro-sized commercial electric vans in spring 2024, as part of its effort to electrify its vehicle lineups. Japanese automakers are turning to small commercial trucks as one way to make battery electric vehicles (BEVs) popular in the country, tapping into car size unique to the country amid pressure to slash its carbon footprint. Honda's electric van has a target cruising range of 200km (125 miles) and is seeking to set the price at around 1 million yen ($7,270).…

An EV manufactured by General Motors set the Guinness World Record for the greatest distance travelled by an electric van on a single charge. The journey covered by the EV was almost 420 kilometres.BrightDrop, a venture by General Motors, collaborated with FedEx to achieve the feat. The EV, BrightDrop Zevo 600, covered the journey from New York City to Washington DC, in one single charge. The van with the FedEx logo painted over it, managed to cover the 418-kilometre-long journey and also deliver a shipment of sustainable…