When it came to choosing the first vans to join its fleet, National Highways turned to the Toyota Professional LCV range and the Proace Electric medium-duty van.
Supervising the thousands of miles of roads, tunnels and bridges across England’s major road network calls for a fleet of vehicles that can be counted on to do the job with complete reliability – day in, day out.
A new order for 18 Proace vans and a further 40 bZ4X, reinforces Toyota’s role as one of the organisation’s providers of choice, following on from 50 Toyota bZ4X electric SUVs being delivered to National Highways in 2024.
Toyota’s supply of battery electric vehicles is contributing to National Highways’ commitment to make its corporate emissions net zero by 2030. A key goal is for all of its non-traffic officer light vehicles to be electric by 2027.
National Highways is the organisation responsible for operating, maintaining and improving England’s 4,500 miles of motorways and major A-roads. The Proace Electric vans will be used by its specialist structures inspectors whose role plays an essential part in keeping roads safe and open.
Beyond its zero emission performance, the Proace Electric offers generous cargo space and payload. The ingenious Smart Cargo system extends the load area, giving extra room for longer items to be carried – such as the measuring poles used by the National Highways teams. Interior racking can be fitted to safely transport the teams’ safety items, all-weather equipment and test samples.
