IN CONJUNCTION with saying the value of its new e-Associate totally electrical van this week, the French model’s Australian distributor has commenced a pre-order system, aka ‘expressions of curiosity’, for the sunshine business van due right here from the center of this yr.
The brand new Peugeot ePartner BEV will hit the sunshine van market priced from $59,990 plus on-road prices, carefully rivalling Renault’s Kangoo electrical Maxi ZE LWB priced from $50,398 +ORCs.
Peugeot’s era three Associate petrol van vary begins at $35,606 +ORCs for the 1.2 Professional Quick mannequin.
The principle protagonist within the section, VW, doesn’t have an electrical mannequin in its native line-up in the meanwhile and Ford is but to launch its eTransit.
Few different electrical vans can be found in Australia in any section aside from the Mercedes eVito medium van from $89,353 and the LDV Ship 9 giant van from $116,537, each +ORCs.
Potential patrons of the ePartner are being directed to pre-order via the authorised Peugeot vendor community or order on-line.
The ePartner will likely be Peugeot’s first totally electrical automobile on the native market and precedes various BEVs from the producer scheduled for this and subsequent yr.
Peugeot Australia will supply the e-Associate in a single spec’ solely in lengthy wheelbase configuration that will likely be powered by a 50kWh lithium-ion battery with a claimed WLTP vary of 245km.
The van is constructed on Peugeot’s EMP-2 modular multi-energy-platform designed to ship clean efficiency and safe dealing with and can characteristic a 100 per cent electrical engine with a most energy output of 100kW and most torque of 260Nm.
Of important significance to business customers, the ePartner’s indicative charging occasions for the 50kWh battery are roughly 7.5 hours from 0-100 per cent capability through a 3 section 16A wallbox (11kW) and roughly half-hour fast cost from 0-80 per cent capability through a DC present (100kW) equipment.
Peugeot says the e-Associate van can speed up from standstill to 100km/h in 11.7 seconds on its strategy to an electronically restricted prime pace of 130km/h. The electrical motor fitted to the mannequin drives the entrance wheels through a single-speed transmission.
Peugeot says the e-Associate is “not solely environment friendly however sensible” with a loading quantity of three.9 cubic metres. The physique is 4750mm lengthy and options twin rear barn doorways, whereas your complete automobile is designed to offer a workspace ‘prepared for the day forward’.
Specific consideration has been paid to the work-a-day cabin which Peugeot designed with perform entrance of thoughts. Like petrol powered Associate, the BEV’s two seat passenger area incorporates a sturdy Curitiba gray fabric trim and quite a few storage choices.
The e-Associate boasts comfort and security applied sciences together with Peugeot’s signature i-Cockpit.
Comfort and security applied sciences embrace Bluetooth telephone connectivity, Apple CarPlay and Android Auto connectivity, autonomous emergency braking, digital stability program, lane preserve help, pace signal recognition, a reversing digital camera and rear parking sensors.
Peugeot will again the totally electrical ePartner with a five-year/200,000km guarantee, a three-year paintwork and 12-year corrosion guarantee, in addition to an eight-year/160,000km battery guarantee.
Will probably be out there in 4 colors: Ice white (commonplace), Nera black metallic, Artense gray metallic and Platinum gray metallic (non-obligatory at $690).
“The third era Associate arrived in Australia in 2018 and since then has confirmed to satisfy a wide range of wants for native small and medium sized companies,” stated Peugeot Australia managing director Kate Gillis.
“We consider the advantages of the totally electrical e-Associate will resonate with Australian customers in search of a extremely succesful and environment friendly workhorse.”
Full Australian specs will likely be launched on the on-sale date.
