IVECO Claims Guinness World Records for Heaviest Weight Towed by an electric van

A standard all-electric IVECO eDaily 3.5 tonne van has claimed the official GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ title for the ‘Heaviest weight towed by an electric van’ towing an incredible 153.58 tonnes in total.

The world record attempt took place on 20th June 2023 at Blackbushe Airport in Surrey, where the eDaily was hitched to an IVECO X-Way Strator truck, laden with a huge earth-mover weighing in excess of 50 tonnes, then an additional seven tonnes of ballast being added for good measure.

A fully-loaded IVECO X-Way 8×4 tipper truck was then attached to the Strator’s trailer before an all-terrain airport fire truck completed the 153-tonne road train.

The eDaily made it look easy, with steady progress down the stipulated 100ft runway, crossing the finish line and collecting its impressive accolade.

The van’s ‘hi-power’ mode – fitted to every eDaily as standard – was utilised on the run which provides bursts of additional power in demanding towing conditions for the all-electric van.

To make it even more impressive, the driver was Britain’s current Strongest Man, Adam Bishop, who said: “The van was incredible. The scale of its challenge and what it towed was unbelievable, but it rolled up its sleeves and got on with the job. Amazing!”

The IVECO eDaily is known for its class-leading 3.5 tonne towing capacity and strong truck-based chassis and this world record demonstrates to operators undertaking demanding towing missions that they can rest assured that the eDaily is more than capable of its official up to 3.5 tonnes towing capacity.

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