Check out the price of some Renault traffic E-Techs.
One year old, hardly any miles, and only £15,000 plus vat.
One year old electric van is the way to go if you want a new vehicle with warranty that isn’t going to burst the bank.
Useless van to me, only the e custom is rated to tow over 2 tonne, and I need that for regular cherry picker towing.
Be great for those of you who don’t tow though. Although, doesn’t look as nice as an e custom.
Be interesting to see how towing affects range ?
I reckon it’ll hammer it, but I only use the cherry pickers locally
I had been thinking about this for people that tow caravans all over the place many ev cars can’t tow so will be interesting to see how this pans out .
Yeah, I mean in the ideal world, we’d have the freedom to choose ev, petrol or diesel. All are needed. The obsession with net zero is ludicrous.
No way I’d be getting an electric van if I was in a trade that did loads of miles, diesel is king.
For me, going an average of 20-25 miles a day, the EV van is a no brainer.
Not having to worry about dpf issues and all the other mechanical issues that go with using a diesel for short journeys is exactly what I want.
I’m also quite keen to have a van that defrosts in the morning before I get in the van. As well as preheating the cabin. All little things that just make life easier.
There's no issues with using diesel vehicles for short journeys. Ive never had a single issue and my van is 9 years old now.
There are issues with using diesel vehicles for short journeys, the DPF cokes up.
Maybe a blast up the motorway at high revs from time to time might help.
I was pointing out to Daz that there are known issues with driving short distances in diesel vehicles.
Yes that’s what I used to do when the warning message came up on the display, up to the dual carriageway, put my auto box into manual mode and drive at 60mph in high revs👍🏻
