French Govenment Want To Buy Up to 50,000 Electric Vehicles

French central purchasing authority UGAP (l’Union des groupements d’achats publics) estimates a total value for the project of about €1 billion (US$1.3 billion) over four years.

UGAP has issued a call for tenders for the grouped purchase of approximately 50,000 electric vehicles.

Three types of vehicles are being sought:

• A light commercial van with a load capacity of about 3m³
  
• A two-seater compact van with a load capacity of approximately 1m³
  
• A passenger car with four or five seats.