Oxfordshire-based Electric Assisted Vehicles, a manufacturer of ultra-lightweight commercial vehicles, has recently despatched its first of consignment of post-Brexit EAV2Cubed vehicles into Europe for customers in Germany and Norway.

Leigh Barmby, EAV COO and director, said: “Brexit has not been without its challenges. Like many British brands, we were concerned about the potential impact of Brexit on our business. Primarily, we have had to adjust to the huge amount of new administration both in our purchasing and for the European Union (EU) export process.

“What was a simple and straightforward procedure for delivering to Europe has now become as complex as exporting to the USA for example. But we are learning the new ropes which is essential as we are market leaders in micro-mobility and sales to Europe have increased significantly over the last few months.”

EAV has now supplied vehicles to several European countries, from Portugal to Sweden and with multiple orders having been received from within Europe, EAV has now been forced to review its policy regarding international distribution.

Mr Barmby continued: “We know that there is a real need to maintain the environmental gains we have made throughout Europe and beyond over the past year. City traffic congestion is down due to the stay-at-home fight against the global pandemic and so, as a consequence, is urban pollution.”

Highly efficient environmental transport solutions
He added: “EAV was established as a future urban transport solutions business with a clear focus on replacing vans and cars in cities and towns with highly efficient environmental transport solutions that solved congestion and air quality issues.

“We are achieving that with no loss of efficiency to businesses, in fact efficiency is actually improved. We are now looking at distribution globally and how we can achieve maximum impact as rapidly as possible. Our customer feedback for the EAV2Cubed has been exceptional so we know we are making the right product.”

The initiative of last mile and mid-mile has been formulated by EAV as part of a complete solution. With an 18% reduction in particulate emissions in London during 2020 due to significant reductions in traffic, the opportunity to clean-up the air every town and city in Europe, despite the complexities of Brexit, is now more achievable than ever before.