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We mentioned earlier that a German court has ordered Berlin to impose driving bans on older diesel vehicles to cut pollution and conform to EU standards.

In the wake of the drive in the German capital and other cities to clamp down on diesel emissions, it emerges that Ford is building an electric delivery van in Europe using technology provided by Deutsche Post startup StreetScooter.

The new electric van is based on a Ford chassis built in Turkey and equipped with a battery-electric drivetrain and body designed with the help of StreetScooter.

Annual production capacity of the new transit van will reach 3,500 vehicles to be built at Ford Europe's headquarters in Cologne, Deutsche Post said.

The vans will initially be supplied to its DHL Group but will also be offered to third-party customers.