British Gas orders nearly 2,000 VW Transporters, some of which are electric

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has delivered 1,986 new transporters to British Gas. The fleet includes both electric Transporters and diesel models. The companies have not disclosed the number of purely electric vehicles.

The electric Transporter offers up to 5.8 cubic meters of cargo space and up to a tonne of payload.

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The first vehicles are already on the road in the UK, with more to follow throughout 2026 and early 2027. British Gas, a subsidiary of energy group Centrica, will deploy the Transporters nationwide for its service technicians. These technicians install and maintain systems such as heating, heat pumps, and EV charging stations.

For use at British Gas, the vehicles are being specially converted. Bri-Stor Systems is equipping them with customised shelving and storage systems tailored to their specific applications.

Volkswagen describes the e-Transporter as an important part of the further electrification of the British Gas fleet. However, the manufacturer has not provided specific details on how many of the 1,986 vehicles are battery-electric and how many are diesel-powered.

According to Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, the battery-electric Transporter offers a cargo volume of 5.8 cubic metres and, depending on the configuration, a payload of up to one tonne. This makes it well-suited to hold the equipment carried by service technicians.

British Gas has been electrifying its fleet for several years. As early as 2020, the company ordered 1,000 electric Vauxhall Vivaro-eand signed a contract with Alfen for charging infrastructure for employees, its own sites, and customers. Parent company Centrica had already committed in 2019, as part of the EV100 initiative, to electrify its fleet of around 12,000 vehicles by 2030.

British Gas has been working with Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles for several years. The 1,986 new vehicles are to be gradually integrated into the fleet in the coming months.