Car brand Volkswagen Commercial vehicles, the administration of Hanover and partners-companies are beginning to implement the project environmental transport - light vans. The first test object is an electric Caddy.
electric car Volkswagen Caddy Hanover chosen not by chance - there is a production of the Volkswagen, in addition, the city authorities are focused on sustainable development and environmental protection, said the representative of the Board of Directors of the divisions of Volkswagen Commercial vehicles Dr. Wolfgang Yakov. 80% of the used light commercial vehicles with conventional internal combustion engines pass a day not more than 50 miles, the average speed of their relatively small through regular stops at traffic lights - about five miles an hour, and yet, they have a very large fuel consumption is about 35 liters per 100 kilometers. Commercial auto driven from the battery will be much more economical option. Presents the electric Caddy will be tested for two years in a full-fledged city mode. The car has a range of 110 km, the useful volume of the cargo compartment 4.2 m3 and a payload of up to 500 kg of cargo.