Sky has ordered 151 Ford Transit Custom plug-in hybrids for its commercial fleet, accelerating its plans to go zero emission by 2030.
Openreach is to trial a fleet of six plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) vans, part of work to go fully electric and deployed under a new project with Rivus Fleet Solutions.
Ford is expanding its trials of plug-in hybrid vehicles to include Cologne in Germany to assess the real-world benefits of the technology for fleets.
A 12-month trial of Ford vans has shown how plug-in hybrids could achieve around 75% of urban mileage on full electric power, bringing air quality benefits.
Ford has taken the wraps off the production version of its new Transit Custom plug-in hybrid electric vehicle as it also announces a new diesel engine for the range.