Leading parcel delivery firm DPD UK has agreed a deal with Ford for 1,000 E-Transit vans this year, which will take DPD’s electric vehicle (EV) fleet to over 2,500 in total. / DPD UK announced the deal at Fully Charged Live, the clean energy and electric vehicle show at Farnborough, where a DPD liveried Ford E-Transit was centre-stage on the firm’s eco-exhibition stand.DPD UK has purchased the 3.5t, 135kwh, long wheelbase version with 12.4 cubic metres of load space.The vans will operate from depots right across the UK network and DPD will take delivery of the first E-Transits in May. (....)