• Royal Mail’s 7,000th electric vehicle has been unveiled by Future of Roads Minister Lilian Greenwood • The company has also announced it will invest in 1,800 more electric vans over the next year • Royal Mail continues to operate the largest electric delivery fleet in the UK / Royal Mail has unveiled its 7,000th electric vehicle, strengthening the company’s position as having the largest electric delivery fleet in the UK. The 7,000th zero-emission version of Royal Mail’s famous red vans has been deployed at South Lambeth Delivery Office, adding to the 70 others already used for deliveries and collections there. Royal Mail has celebrated this milestone by announcing that it will invest in 1,800 more electric vans and supporting charging infrastructure over the next year. Almost half of the new vans will be built in the UK at Stellantis’s Ellesmere Port plant. (....)