Piaggio urban delivery vehicles--and you thought they were all three-wheelers says Biglorryblog!

Word reaches Biglorryblog that the pint-size delivery truck makers Piaggio and Cold Logic, have joined forces to provide a carbon-free refrigerated solution to urban food deliveries. The 'Porter Electric' (that's it pictured above outside the charmingly named 'Cook House cafe' combined with the expertise of Cold Logic apparently "offers the perfect solution to getting about town and delivering fresh food to the customer’s requirements." And who is BLB to argue with that?

And how come The Porter Electric is so lean and grean? Well its long-life 'Lead-Gel' batteries are not only maintenance-free but, having zero emissions, it also means it's exempt from Vehicle Excise Duty as well as Congestion Charging.

And according to the press blurb: "Opting for the Porter Electric could result in a huge saving for businesses that operate vehicles in large towns, or a city such as London." It's got a range is approximately 80 miles between charges, (just right for those essential inner city deliveries) while there's a choice of 'charging options' (that's the battery not your bank account) of either the 8 hour standard recharge through a 13 amp socket or the 2 hour fast charge using a 3-phase supply."

But in a marvellous piece of PR chutzpah the press release says: "The Porter Electric Chiller is supplied in left-hand drive which ensures safety for the driver of the vehicle on busy roads as they will not have to step out into the traffic." Errr....is that the same as saying we don't make it in right-hand drive? And for all you techies out there it comes with twin side doors and a neat Hubbard fridge unit on the roof of the GRP mini-reefer body conversion.

Now click through here for news of a new Piaggio product that will break cover at the CV Show later this month...and you thought Piaggio only made three-wheelers eh?