Tevva extends Electrify options

After a positive response to the launch of its Electrify Fleet Initiative, Tevva Motors has announced that it’s opened its order book for customers interested in leasing or purchasing directly. This is in addition to its six-month rental scheme.

The initiative is intended to help fleet managers make the most of electrification.

Tevva sales and marketing director, David Thackray, said: “Tevva Electrify will give fleet directors and logistics managers the ammunition they want to be able to go all the way up to the board and the financial director and prove that this isn’t just clean, it also adds up.

“It’s not so much about overcoming uncertainty – everyone knows electrification is coming – as it is about providing evidential proof.

“By taking part in Tevva Electrify, customers can have input into the final specification of the vehicle they particularly require. They will get priority build slots and their feedback will inform our production vehicle technology as we move towards larger-scale manufacturing, meaning they have a very real position of leadership in terms of transport decarbonisation.”

Powered by an 80kWh or 134 kWh lithium ion phosphate battery pack, the Tevva electrify campaign vehicles have a typical pure electric range of around 150km and, as the first true medium duty vehicle to undergo in-service evaluation of this sort, is available from Tevva with multiple body options.

Regenerative braking technology will provide up to 20% of the vehicle’s required daily energy and, with seamless torque from the 150kW motor and no need for gear changes, the driveline provides drivers with a linear, less tiring experience behind the wheel. What’s more, it has been proven to cope with uphill climbs at a gradient of 15% without a problem.

Series production will start in 2020.