Business owners don’t have it easy. Meeting customers’ expectations and coping with pandemic-fuelled uncertainties are just some of the challenges that come with being your own boss.
The van is equipped with sliding doors and rear doors that open 180 degrees outwards, making it easy for forklifts to load cargo directly into the vehicle. Fuel costs for a comparable diesel-engined vehicle are about 57 per cent higher , while a petrol-engined one costs 245 per cent more .“An EV has fewer parts to maintain, so there’s less downtime for breakdowns,” said Mr Chow Chin Siong, a director at Digo Corporation. “We are motivated by the lower cost of ownership, mainly from the long-term savings from lower maintenance and running costs.”
With just two Maxus e Deliver 3 vans, the partners calculate that they will reduce the carbon emissions from these deliveries by an estimated 33,000kg over the coming decade.