The ELCIDIS (Electric vehicle City Distribution) project ran between about 1989 and 2002 was initiated by CITELEC (the European Association of cities interested in electric vehicles), and was approved for funding under the Energy Programme of the European Commission.
the project involved 6 European cities:
- Rotterdam in the Netherlands,
- Stockholm, Sweden,
- La Rochelle, France,
- Erlangen, Germany,
- Regione Lombardia/Milan, Italy and
- Stavanger, Norway.
There was also observers from Belgium, England, Ireland, Switzerland and Monaco.
ELCIDIS experimented with a varied selection of battery electric vehicles and hybrid electric vehicles, mostly light trucks and vans for local deliveries combined with an urban distribution center (UDC) to interconnect with conventional distribution networks for perishable consumer goods.
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