FORD Australia has additional expanded its Transit Customized van vary off the again of a bumper yr, releasing pricing and specs for the up to date E-Transit Customized and Australia’s first plug-in hybrid, the Transit Customized PHEV, with each fashions arriving at dealerships from Q3 this yr.
The native arm of the Blue Oval is on the business car offensive, with a work-ready Ranger PHEV on the best way, a hard-core Ranger Tremendous-Responsibility in improvement and now an expanded Transit vary that seemingly covers all bases.
Ford’s PHEV and battery electrical Transit fashions sit alongside an current vary of diesel Transit Customized fashions, providing enterprise operators the chance to start decarbonising their fleets.
Each the E-Transit Customized and Transit Customized PHEV shall be obtainable in both LWB or Sport SWB configurations, totalling 4 new fashions with extra powertrain choices throughout the vary than ever earlier than.
The Transit Customized PHEV will begin from $67,590 plus on-road prices – which is a premium of round $10,000 over a comparative diesel mannequin – an analogous value distinction to that between the incoming Ranger PHEV and commonplace diesel Ranger mannequin.
For these wanting all-electric credentials, the E-Transit begins at $77,590 + ORC, representing a big bounce in value over a diesel runner. In comparison with electrical mild vans nevertheless, which supply solely barely larger payloads, it’s a fairly low-priced proposition for enterprise patrons.
The powertrain within the new Transit Customized PHEV consists of a 2.5-litre petrol engine producing 86kW/209Nm and a single electrical motor producing 111kW/320Nm, providing mixed energy of 171kW.
Ford claims WLTP-rated mixed gas use of simply 1.7 litres per 100km, in addition to an electric-only vary of as much as 54km courtesy of an 11.8kWh battery mounted beneath the ground.
On the zero-emissions entrance, the E-Transit Customized makes use of a rear-mounted electrical motor producing 160kW/415Nm, powered by a 64kWh battery permitting for a spread of as much as 301km in lengthy wheelbase type or 307km for the brief wheelbase possibility.
Ford makes use of a Vapour Injected Warmth Pump to extend vary in chilly temperatures, which recycles warmth from the powertrain to make use of for the local weather management, that means the vary claims ought to stack up year-round.
Excellent news for back-to-base operations is that the E-Transit will be charged from 15 to 80 per cent cost in round half an hour, utilizing DC charging on the most fee of 125kW.
Ford has labored to make sure all Transit Customized PHEV and E-Transit Customized variants supply the identical load house as their combustion cousins, with cargo capability of 6.0m3 for LWB fashions and 5.2m3 for SWB Sport fashions, achieved by underfloor packaging of the batteries.
Payload for the E-Transit Customized is 1111kg for the SWB Sport and 11787kg for the LWB, whereas the Transit Customized PHEV provides 1255kg in SWB type and 1206kg in LWB guise, and all fashions supply a braked towing capability of 2300kg.
Ford Australia provides a five-year/unlimited-kilometre guarantee for all E-Transit Customized and Transit Customized PHEV fashions.
2025 Ford Transit Customized PHEV and E-Transit pricing*:
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Pattern LWB PHEV (a)
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$67,590
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New variant
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Sport LWB PHEV (a)
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$69,990
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New variant
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Pattern LWB E-Transit (a)
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$77,590
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New variant
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Sport LWB E-Transit (a)
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$79,990
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New variant
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*Pricing excludes on-road prices.
