UKPN speeds towards electric van rollout

Madeleine Cuff
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Electricity distributor is trialling eight electric Renault Kangoo vans

UK Power Networks (UKPN), Britain's biggest electricity distributor, is rolling out a new fleet electric vans across its engineering fleet in a bid to cut carbon emissions and air pollution. UKPN revealed...

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