Our 2nd epic, all-electric van journey from Essex to Hanover, Germany - and back!

The logistics industry says it’s impossible to convert to an all-electric fleet until batteries get better - but we’re proving different! We’ve already completed the John O’Groats to Lands end cross-Britain journey, now we’re conquering the Continent, too!

Green2 Co-Founders Jason Atkins and Lee Sibley took to the roads of Europe last week, as they travelled from Green2 HQ in Essex, across to Hanover in Germany to visit the IAA Transport Show 2022. The journey was made possible thanks to Rygor Commercials, and the Green2 branded eVito van provided, with the support of Mercedes-Benz Trucks UK.

The entire journey took just under 40 hours to complete, with more than half of this time being spent on the road. The team completed 11 charges across their journey and gained a great insight as to how the EV charging infrastructure is laid out outside of the UK.

We were grateful to be supported by Paua and met Niall Riddell from Paua at our first charge point in Maidstone, UK, to collect our charging card. The team used Ionity charge points along the way and were impressed by how easy it was to access EV charging points on journeys across Europe.

Check out the full vlog from our Co-Founder Lee Sibley below:

EV RALLY SHOWCASES COMMERCIAL CHARGING NETWORK FOR ELECTRIC FLEETS

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Operators have revealed the ability of e-vans at the 1,400 mile Great British EV Rally this month - as well as the various needs for commercial vehicle operators to decarbonise.

The Great British EV Rally (GBEVR) is run by leasing firm Greenfleet UK as a demonstration of UK EV charging infrastructure for commercial vehicles.

Firms taking part included National Grid, Maxus, The AA, Drivetech, Karcher, Webfleet Solutions, BP Pulse, DPD, Paua, OVO Energy, Mitie, Gridserve, Swarco and Green 2.

Green 2, a sustainable delivery firm, drove the journey from John O’Groats to Land’s End in a pair of Mercedes-Benz eVito vans provided by Rygor Commercials and assisted by Jamie Fretwell and James Venables from Mercedes-Benz Trucks UK.

Need for separate commercial chargers

The experience revealed the need for separate commercial chargers, according to Green 2 co-founder Lee Sibley, to avoid competing with the general public across the network.

Sibley said: “One challenge was competing with the public at chargers and making sure that you used ones which were slightly out of the way.

“The charging infrastructure throughout was amazing and there really is no issue around being able to get a charge. When you’re travelling on some of the main motorways you do have to consider the fact that you may have to wait a little longer for a charger to become available.”

Great British EV rally helps dispel range anxiety

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The Rally ran from 4 -8 July and saw teams travelling from John O’Groats to Land’s End – more than 1,200 miles – to showcase the capabilities of electric vehicles (EV) and the extent of the UK’s charging networks. It’s an event supported by a range of big businesses, including Ovo Energy, Mitie, DPD and BP Pulse, as well as SMEs such as supply chain solutions provider Green 2 Delivery. More than 50 drivers took part.

It was from Green 2 Delivery that edie received a post-Rally update on the event. Co-founders Lee Sibley and Jason Atkins took part for the first time in a pair of Mercedes-Benz eVito bans and their experience during the Rally has reignited their desire to push for better charging infrastructure for private sector EVs, especially larger models.

Sibley said: “One challenge was competing with the public at chargers and making sure that you used ones which were slightly out of the way. The charging infrastructure throughout was amazing and there really is no issue around being able to get a charge. When you’re travelling on some of the main motorways you do have to consider the fact that you may have to wait a little longer for a charger to become available.”