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Why Choose a Battery Electric Delivery Van

 Why Choose a Battery Electric Delivery Van   Business There’s been a lot of talk about electric vehicles lately and their benefits to the environment. If you work in the delivery industry, though, I’m sure you want to know whether these ultra-low emission vans are suitable for your purpose. I certainly think so, but you don’thave to take my word for it. Here’s a rundown of all the perks of trading in your diesel or petrol engine for a lithium battery-powered vehicle. How Are Electric Vehicles Suitable for the Delivery Industry? Ideal for Low Mileage Journeys A battery-powered van has roughly a 100-mile range between charges, making it perfect for short, regular journeys. They’re the ideal way of distributing courier loads locally, before returning to base t o top up the battery and pick up a new load. Load Space Isn’t Affected You may be concerned that a battery-powered vehicle can’t carry as much cargo and you’ll have to cut back on your courier loads. But don’t worry: the load spac

France Detains Syrian Refugee as Church Attack Investigation Widens

 France Detains Syrian Refugee as Church Attack Investigation Widens   PARIS— French police have detained a Syrian asylum seeker in connection with the Normandy church attack, two sources said on Friday, as security services widened their investigation into the killing of an elderly priest at the altar by two would-be jihadists. Three days after teenagers Adel Kermiche and Abdel-Malik Nabir Petitjean chanted in Arabic as they slit the throat of Father Jacques Hamel, investigators are probing their network of associates from the northern Normandy region to the alpine east. A police source said the Syrian man was arrested near a refugee center in the rural Allier region of  central France, where Petitjean lived for four years with his parents until 2012, according to French media. A copy of the Syrian's passport was found at Kermiche's family home, the police source said. A judicial source confirmed a Syrian was being held in custody. Two other individuals with suspected ties to