THE company behind a battery-powered delivery van has won its first orders.
Smith Electric Vehicles, in Stanley, County Durham, has sold the Faraday to logistics companies, public sector organisations, an airport operator and several dairies.
Faraday, which was unveiled in October, is a zero-emission vehicle that can compete with diesel vans and trucks in an urban environment.
Roy Stanley, chairman of the Tanfield Group, which owns Smith, said: "We have invested heavily in this project over the past 15 months, both in terms of cash and man hours, so it is immensely satisfying to see that investment bear fruit."
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