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The City of London – the heart of the capital’s financial district – has undergone a clean up, courtesy of Nissan.
 
It’s down to a hugely successful trial of Nissan’s forthcoming 100 per cent electric van, the e-NV200, carried out by the City of London Corporation, the local authority services provider for the Square Mile. Promising no emissions, virtually no noise and low running costs, e-NV200 will be put into full production next year.
 
The prototype van gained universally positive feedback from fleet drivers and members of the Corporation’s senior management team, who all took the wheel during the week-long trial.

As well as the usual services provided by a local authority, the Corporation looks after 350,000 daily commuters, 9,000 residents and nine million leisure and business visitors each year. As a result, its transport fleet has a diverse range of uses and, importantly, the test showed that e-NV200 can cover typical daily journeys on one charge.
 
John Tomlinson, Chairman of the Corporation’s Port, Health and Environmental Services Committee, said: “The feedback has been very positive. Our drivers were impressed with its comfort and responsiveness.”
 
Barry Beeston, corporate sales director at Nissan GB, said: “e-NV200 is one of our most exciting developments in years and the trial with the City of London Corporation marked an important part of Nissan’s research and development process. We look forward to further developing a relationship with the Corporation over the coming months.”
 
Read the full press release here