Nissan e-NV200 van: ‘The UK’s first zero-emission ice-cream van’
by Martin Love from Technology | The Guardian on (#4JN5W)
Time to phase out old vans with their engines idling, churning out foul emissions for kids to breathe in
Nissan e-NV200
Price from 20,005
0-62mph 14 seconds
Top speed 76mph
Range 199.6 km (battery only)
Battery 40kWh
The heatwave means that the queues for cooling ice-creams will be longer than ever this weekend. But the old vans with their idling engines are also churning out harmful emissions to the parents and kids waiting in line. Close your eyes and you can almost hear the throb of the engine and taste the smell of diesel exhaust in the back of your throat.
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