Wednesday, 30 June 2021, 11:42 am
Europe’s number one selling commercial EV van, the
Renault KANGOO EV has been converted and certified as New
Zealand’s first electric wheelchair van.
A project
that has been part funded thanks to EECA’s Low Emission
Vehicles Contestable Fund (LEVCF), the wheelchair capable
KANGOO EV is to be used by St John Health Shuttle volunteers
to transport clients to health-related appointments, and
then take them home again.
EECA transport Portfolio
Manager Richard Briggs says the LEVCF has co-funded a number
of projects with different community health services.
“It’s always a pleasure to see health organisations