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Red Kite the UK’s leading supplier of school and specialist minibuses, are pleased to announce the arrival of the Mercedes eVito Tourer PRO 9 Seat Electric Minibus into their extensive minibus range. The all electric eVito Tourer PRO 9 Seat, ‘Clean Air Zone’ friendly minibus, is the ideal choice for

Red Kite’s first all electric minibus is now ready to order. The new fully electric Peugeot e-Traveller is perfect for smaller group travel and adapts to your requirements thanks to its 2 lengths (standard and long). Its modular configuration can accommodate up to 8 people with 1,500 litres of boot

Ford Motor Co., marking another step forward in its goal of electrifying its most iconic models, will reveal on 12 November 2020, the all-new E-Transit, the fully battery-electric version of the best-selling Transit cargo van. The E-Transit, as previously announced, will feature a variety of chassis options, including a cargo

Vauxhall’s flagship variant of the Vivaro Life passenger vehicle is the all-electric Vivaro-e Life. The announcement follows the fully electric Vauxhall Vivaro-e earlier this year. The Vivaro-e Life MPV has space for nine passengers, while the 50kWh battery provides a range of up to 143 miles (WLTP). Seating nine, it

Available later this year the new all-electric e-Traveller will be one of a small number of eight- seat electric Minibuses on the market. The e-Traveller is mechanically identical e-Expert panel van, with the same front mounted electric motor as the Peugeot e-208. It puts out 134bhp and 192lb ft, enough

If your organisation is looking to install electric vehicle charging points in the near future, act now and save money. This week the government announced that from the 1st of April 2020 the grant for workplace charging scheme (WCS) will be set at £350 towards a chargepoint socket at work

Ford has confirmed that an all-electric version of its hugely popular Transit van will hit the American and Canadian marketplace in 2022. The reinvented Transit will be made in the US, most likely at a new purpose-built EV production facility in Michigan, and forms part of the company’s $11.5 billion

Funded by the Government’s Office for Low Emission Vehicles (OLEV), the Workplace Charging Scheme provides a grant for businesses to reduce the cost of having an EV charge point installed at their premises. The grant allows businesses, charities, and local authorities to claim 75% of the total cost of installation,

Red Kite launch electricminibuses.com produced for minibus owners and buyers to keep you informed of the latest electric minibus models, innovations and designs. Since 1982 Red Kite have been at the vanguard of Minibus research, development and manufacture and are now the UK’s leading supplier of school and specialist minibuses.