The story
Making the sums work for eHGVs.
Darcica was set up by Melanie and Anthony Tattersall in 2020. Their mission from the start was to provide sustainable, efficient and innovative logistics, respecting ‘people and planet’. They always wanted to run electric vehicles, and introduced their first electric vans in 2022.
The economics of moving their HGVs from diesel was a challenge until 2024, when Darcica was invited onto DAF’s Early Adopters Programme. That allowed them to introduce their first 18t eHGV the following year.
“When DAF offered terms which worked for our bottom line, it made sense to bring our first eHGV into the fleet. Soon after, we were able to order two more with the support of Government grants, and agreed a conversion of one of our existing vehicles from diesel to electric. That gave us an additional eHGV at close to the cost of a new diesel vehicle, and with the savings electric brings, the overall cost of running them is below diesel.”
Anthony Tattersall, Darcica Logistics
In 2026 Darcica was approached by NewPower, a division of Wrightbus, about converting vehicles in its existing fleet from diesel to electric. A conversion of a DAF 18t is due to be completed and delivered by the end of 2026.
Darcica’s three electric vehicles, two 18t rigids and a 42t artic, have been well received by drivers and customers alike. In 2026 Darcica became only the second UK transport company to be awarded B Corp status.
