Nissan and British Gas to power up electric vans

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Auto giant claims successful trial of prototype electric van, paving way for more electric fleets

Nissan has revealed it has seen "really positive" results from trials of its prototype electric van, bolstering confidence that electric delivery and maintenance vans could provide a jumpstart to the electric...

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