[mytailorisrich]

That's because they have access to alternatives, which are currently best suited for towns only, or don't need cars. The title is not misleading. Still, I am not aware of any viable electric van on the market at the moment (I think Ford is releasing a hybrid Transit but that's as good as it currently gets as far as I know). People who rely on cars and vans may want to see affordable alternatives on the market before supporting an outright ban on ICE.

[DoingIsLearning]

From a quick search the 2018 Nissan e-NV200 has a range of 174 miles which I would hazard guess is more than enough range for most tradesmen daily runs (for European Geography, the range is probably not distance friendly for US/Canada sort of scenario).