Warrington, UK: Supermarket chain Waitrose & Partners has seen strong performance from seven all-electric temperature-controlled vans with Carrier Transicold Neos 100 units, acquired as part of a government-funded trial to test the validity of wireless electric vehicle charging.
Carrier Transicold technology is helping Waitrose electrify all its vans and light commercials by 2030. Waitrose‘s new Neos 100 units are mounted to Vauxhall Vivaro-e vans. Additions to its commercial fleet – which contains more than 400 Carrier-cooled vehicles– the vans are charged wirelessly via dedicated pads in the parking bays at the Waitrose store at St Katharine Docks, London.
Entering service early in 2022, all seven operate home delivery routes across the city. Dominic Stephens, fleet engineering manager, Waitrose & Partners, said: “This trial has given us a greener solution for us to deliver to customers quickly, particularly during the summer months.”
Carrier Transicold’s roof-mounted 12-volt Neos 100 system operates entirely on a 230-volt auxiliary battery system.
