Ford E-Transit (2022): the new benchmark?

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Van

100% electric

We had discovered the Ford E-Transit on its Turkish native land a few months ago. The first laps performed at the wheel of this vehicle, not yet in production and no longer quite a prototype, had left very good impressions. A statement amply confirmed by the test that we have just carried out of the final version of this Ford E-Transit, which is currently arriving on the French market. To the point of seeing here the new reference of the moment for large 100% electric vans. This E-Transit is close to what is best in terms of performance, general approval and equipment, without exploding the prices.

Three lengths and two heights for the van, providing usable volumes ranging from 9.5 m³ to 15.1 m³.

The Ford E-Transit is available in cab, crew cab and van chassis. The vans are themselves offered in three PTAC, 3.5 tons for the light utility, the E-Transit 350, and 3.9 or 4.25 tons for the heavy versions, E-Transit 390 and 425, knowing that , by derogation, these heavy vans can be driven with the B license. Three lengths are on the menu L2, L3 and L4 and two heights, H2 and H3. By crossing this data with the trim levels, there are in fact 40 variants of the van. Useful volumes range from 9.5 m³ to 15.1 m³. As for the payloads, it is very variable. Overall, for the 350, they are a little over a ton for the L2s, a little over 900 kg for the L3s and around 800 kg for the L4s. For the heavy versions, they range from 1100 to 1400 kilos on the 390 and from 1500 to 1743 kilos for the heaviest.

260 kilometers of autonomy for the 350

This electric van is equipped with batteries with a capacity of 75 kWh, for 68 useful kWh. The announced autonomy is 316 kilometers in mixed WLTP. This data put forward by the manufacturer is only valid for the 390 L2H2 van. For the E-Transit 350 L2H2, the range is 261 kilometers. There are two solutions for recharging: either on alternating current with the standard 11.3 kW on-board charger, which allows a full recharge in approximately 8 hours, or on direct current with a fast charger, and a charging power of 115 kW, the battery recovers from 15 to 80% in just over half an hour.