Morris Commercial Ltd is setting up a production facility at the Welsh Government-owned Bro Tathan business park

A new electric vehicle based on the design of the iconic 1950s Morris van is to be made in a Wales in an investment creating 150 jobs high-skilled jobs. Morris Commercial Ltd is setting up a production facility at the Welsh Government-owned Bro Tathan business park in the Vale of Glamorgan for its modern-day reimagining of the Morris J-Type – the Morris JE.

The classic van was once a popular sight on British roads and the all-electric version will retain a number of its original features.

With its distinctive design and lightweight recycled carbon fibre monocoque body the new Morris JE will have an average range of 250-mile based on a half payload of half a ton. For the bigg

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