No congestion charge? Nice one
December 1st 2007 An acronym for no internal
combustion engine, the
NICE Mega City Enterprise
is an emission-free electric van
that is exempt from road tax, the
congestion charge and can park
for free in a number of central
London locations.
With 800 litres of load space, a
40mph top speed
and typical 40
mile range, the
van retails for
under £9,000 and
is exempt from
VAT under commercial use.The
company says electricity charges
equate to 1.5p per mile.
NICE founder Evert Geurtsen
previously spent over 20 years in
the automotive industry, both at
General Motors and as the
commercial head of Lotus
Engineering. The company also
has a pick-up truck style delivery
van, the Mega Multi Truck II
(pictured below). See
www.nicecarcompany.co.uk | 
