MERCEDES-BENZ Vans Australia has launched two new electrical van choices; a workhorse eVito Panel Van and eight-seat eVito Tourer.
A spokesperson for the corporate informed GoAuto that sellers have already got a restricted quantity of the electrical vans in inventory, with extra on the best way.
“Restricted inventory is now obtainable, and we predict extra to reach between now and the tip of the yr. Prospects can even now order from the manufacturing facility if they’ve a selected requirement,” mentioned Mercedes-Benz Vans advertising and PR supervisor Blake Vincent.
Priced from $89,353 for the Panel Van and $116,115 for the Tourer (each earlier than on-road prices), they’re a good whack greater than their diesel counterparts.
Mercedes-Benz Vans, nonetheless, has crushed others, like Ford with its upcoming E-Transit, to the electrical mid-sized van phase in Australia.
As well as, Mercedes-Benz Vans Australia mentioned the eVito Tourer is “anticipated to be joined later this yr by the all-electric EQV” – a luxury-focused seven-seat folks mover.
The 2 eVito fashions characteristic a single motor, single-speed powertrain, sending drive to the entrance wheels solely, however they differ of their output and vary.
The Panel Van gives 85kW/360Nm from its single motor and 60kWh battery mixture, offering a complete vary of 262km and estimated vitality consumption of 27.36kWh/100km whereas the Tourer makes use of a extra highly effective 150kW/365Nm electrical motor and bigger 90kWh battery, with a barely decrease common consumption of 26.15kW/h to gives a complete vary of 421km.
When it comes time to cost, the Panel Van will take about 6.5 hours to go from empty to 100 per cent cost utilizing AC juice, whereas the Tourer takes 10 hours. DC quick charging will get the Panel van from 10 per cent to 80 per cent in as little as 35 minutes, and the Tourer will take 45 minutes to do the identical.
Each electrical vans rating the identical normal security tech, together with blind-spot monitoring with rear cross-traffic alert, lane-keep help, lively brake help, lively park help, hill-start help, entrance and rear parking sensors, entrance, daytime operating lights, and a entrance and rear acoustic sound generator.
Inside, the e-Vito fashions are nicely outfitted and, like the remainder of the Vito vary, characteristic a seven-inch touchscreen with smartphone integration, loads of van-suitable storage, and multi-view rear digital camera for city ease of use.
The Panel Van gives wholesome load-carrying potential, with an 882kg payload due to its 3200kg GVM, and as much as six cubic metres of cargo quantity.
For the enterprise of transferring folks, the Tourer will get normal seating for eight, in a 2:3:3 configuration, and seats will be folded down if cargo house is required.
A serious drawcard for business consumers is a beneficiant 40,000km/12 month service interval for each fashions, plus 24-hour roadside help and five-year/250,000km guarantee.
The battery itself can be lined underneath guarantee for eight years or 160,000km.
For these ready for the bigger eSprinter van, anticipated Australian supply was final talked about as being “in or round 2024”.
