The Big Issue Group has begun its switch to electric commercial vehicles after announcing a three-year partnership with manufacturer Citroen.
The social enterprise’s fleet of 16 diesel vans currently covers 350,000 miles a year, transporting more than two million magazines to 3,300 vendors across the UK.
The first electric vans will be used in Bristol, Bath, Bournemouth, Norwich and Newcastle from today (August 15) and will be gradually rolled out across its operations by 2025.