inc. see modec inc. modec limited former type private industry manufacturing fate assets & ip sold to navistar international founded october 2004 october 2004 defunct march 2011 march 2011 headquarters coventry united kingdom key people jamie borwick chairman bill gillespie ceo products zero emission commercial vehicles revenue undisclosed net income undisclosed number of employees 70 2007 slogan quietly changing the world website www.modeczev.com modec van in london in manchester modec van in amsterdam navistar estar electric van in los angeles in 2010 . the vehicle was manufactured in the u.s. under license from modec . 1 modec was a coventry uk electric vehicle manufacturer specialising in commercial vehicles in the n2 category . 2 it unveiled its first model in april 2006 and announced its intention to commence series production in march 2007 with the first production vehicles destined for tesco . following a long term decline in sales it entered administration in march 2011 with all remaining assets and intellectual property sold to navistar international . contents 1 history 1.1 closure 2 technical 3 see also 4 references 5 external links history edit 2002 emercury project commenced within london taxis international a division of manganese bronze . the project was led by jevon thorpe designer of the tx1london taxi . some development funding received from the energy savings trust est part of the department of trade and industry . 2004 three emercury prototypes demonstrated one conventional lead acid battery powered one hybrid vehicle utilising a nickel metal hydride battery and one utilising a high energy molten salt battery mounted in a removable cassette between the chassis rails . manganese bronze announces its decision to focus on its taxi business . the emercury project bought by jamie borwick former ceo & chairman of manganese bronze who creates modec limited as part of borwick group . splits with drivetrain supplier azure dynamics in favour of zytek commences development of production vehicles 2006 announces partnerships with lex logistics for customer service ge commercial finance for vehicle finance and battery rental and axeon power for battery cassette assemblies containing zebra battery technology . unveils next generation of production intent vehicles at smmt commercial vehicle show . fitted with an 85 kwh battery pack they have a 2 2.5 tonne payload a governed top speed of 50 mph and a range in excess of 100 miles on a typical urban duty cycle . maximum torque of 300 newton metres is delivered from rest resulting in lively acceleration . zebra batteries are used . 2007 coventry production facility officially opened by the rt hon david cameron mp . announcement of that the first vehicles built will be delivered to tesco for home grocery deliveries . other deliveries included center parcs at their elveden forest park for servicing use accord amey speedy hire hildon water london borough of islington and others . 2008 100th modec vehicle produced production at the coventry plant ramping up according to plan maximum capacity 5 000 vehicles per annum . london dealer network expands to six sites ; distributors appointed in the netherlands and ireland ups has ordered modec electric vans for its uk and german fleets . energy costs are play a huge part in the potential profitability of package delivery companies like ups dhl and fedex . 3 2009 modec is the first electric vehicle in the n2 class to attain european whole vehicle type approval . 4 modec has entered into a joint venture with navistar international for north and south america . the joint venture is named navistar modec ev alliance . 5 2010 navistar began deliveries of its estar electric van manufactured in wakarusa indiana under licensed technology from modec s zero emissions delivery van . 1 closure edit following a long term decline in sales with a total production of around 400 vehicles and following the failure of a rescue deal with navistar modec entered administration in march 2011 with debts of over 40m . 6 navistar subsequently bought the intellectual property rights from administrators zolfo cooper . 7 following the closure of the business and sale of the assets liberty electric cars hired the entire modec engineering team and set up a new subsidiary liberty e tech . 8 after failing in january 2011 to agree a deal with navistar to buy the brand in july 2011 liberty launched a service called e care to service and maintain modec vehicles which presently covers the uk france germany and dubai . 9 technical edit the only product of the modec company was the modec ev commercial vehicle . it was produced in three version ; a chassis cab box van and a dropside . all three shared a common wheelbase of 141.7 in 3.60 m and a steel ladder frame chassis . the modec has a kerb weight of 3.3 tonnes and a max gross capacity of 6.05 tonnes . 10 the vehicles use an 102 bhp 76 kw ; 103 ps motor with 221 lb ft 300 n m of torque and an exchangeable lead acid battery which is charged from an external charger than requires a 32amp 3 phase supply to charge the vehicle for 6 hours it also has options for lithium iron phosphate or sodium nickel chloride batteries . it has a 100 mile 160 km range and a 50 mph 80 km h top speed . 11 see also edit battery electric vehicle electric vehicle liberty electric cars smith electric vehicles references edit a b zach mcdonald 2010 . first navistar electric trucks are deployed with 400 more coming this year . plugincars.com . retrieved 2012 10 01 . http www.unece.org trans main wp29 wp29wgs wp29gen wp29fdoc 78r1a2e.pdf europe ups orders modec electric vans for uk and german fleets 4evriders . org charging locator and news on electric and plug in hybrid vehicles . 4evriders . org . 2008 11 20 . retrieved 2010 06 26 . millbrook offers modec the right kind of approval . pressreleasepoint . retrieved 2010 06 26 . modec finalises joint venture with navistar international . fleetnews.co.uk . retrieved 2010 06 26 . shankleman jessica 8 march 2011 . could modec crash kill off uk s commercial electric vehicle market . the guardian . retrieved 15 may 2012 . anna blackaby april 8 2011 . modec electric van know how sold to us firm navistar . birminghampost.net . retrieved 2011 04 19 . ex modec engineering team joins forces with liberty electric cars . fleet news . june 2 2011 . retrieved 2012 04 11 . liberty electric cars launches liberty e care . fleet news . september 12 2011 . retrieved 2012 04 11 . modec brochure . modec . retrieved 15 may 2012 . presentation about modec vehicles form paul o dowd their nation sales manager external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to modec . modec limited interview with lord jamie borwick with financial times dead link interview with lord jamie borwick at real business about modec video of robert llewellyn driving the van from brighton to london as part of an eco rally v t e navistar international subsidiaries ic bus amtran 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