Editing Penske Automotive Unit Orders 750 Ford Electric Cargo Vans

<br>April 18 (Reuters) - Penske Truck Leasing has ordered 750 of Ford Motor Co's electric E-Transit cargo vans, the unit of Penske Automotive Group Inc said on Monday.<br> <br>The move comes as several companies including FedEx Corp , UPS and Deutsche Post unit DHL are experimenting with electric cargo vehicles as part of their own zero-emission vehicle plans.<br> <br>Penske, which expects to take delivery of the first batch of vehicles in the next several weeks, said the first E-Transit vehicles will be made available in Southern California with other locations around the United States phased in later in the year.<br> <br>Art Vallely, the unit's president, said these new vehicles will be offered both as a rental and full-service lease option for the company's customers.<br> <br>Penske also said that their long-term plans include adding more of the automaker's E-Transit vans to its wider network of rental, leasing locations across North America.<br> <br>Ford's E-Transit van comes in eight configurations, including three roof heights and three lengths, has an EV driving range of 126 miles.<br><br>(Reporting by Nathan Gomes in Bengaluru; Editing by Shailesh Kuber)<br><br><br><br>If you have any kind of inquiries regarding where and just how to make use of [https://xn--80aaalddcfhwl3bhizg.xn--p1ai/ передвижные мобильные ограждения], you can contact us at our site.