Data by Nextgreencar.com suggest that electric vehicles have grown in popularity over the past few years, leading to more and more electric vehicles present on UK roads today. As well as this, their data revealed that the number of new registrations of electric vehicles has risen from 3,500 in 2013 to 85,000 by the end of 2016.
With that in mind, there are now 5,000 plug-in vans registered on the roads across the UK – proving that the electric vehicle market is a strong progressive retail.
As popularity of plug-in vehicles grow, there seems to be more choice available to those interested in an electric van. When choosing which van is best suited to the rest of your fleet, used commercial van specialist Van Monster has ranked some of the most popular plug-in vans according to their battery range. Not only that, but you will find some other characteristics in the tables which are wise to consider when adding a new vehicle to your fleet. Some characteristics might sway your decision:
Table 1
| Name of van | Release date | Battery range (miles) | 0-62mph time (secs) | Top speed (mph) | Minimum kerb weight (kg) |
| Renault Kangoo Z.E. | All models out now except for revised model, which is due to arrive in late 2017 | 106 (Though a revised model revealed at the 2017 Brussels Motor Show is claimed to offer a range of 168 miles) | 20.3 (for standard model)
22.4 (for Maxi Z.E., Maxi Crew Van Z.E. and Kangoo Maxi Crew Van Cab Z.E. models) |
80 | 1,426 (for standard model)
1,505 (for Maxi Z.E model)
1,553 (for Maxi Crew Van Z.E. and Kangoo Maxi Crew Van Cab Z.E. models) |
| Renault Master Z.E. | Late 2017 | 124 | TBC | 71 | TBC |
| Nissan E-NV200 | Out now | 106 | 14 | 76 | 1,517 (for ACENTA, ACENTA RAPID, ACENTA RAPID PLUS models)
1,542 (for TEKNA RAPID, TEKNA RAPID PLUS models) |
| Peugeot Partner Electric | Out now | 106 | 18.7 | 68 | 1,589 |
Table 2
| Name of van | Maximum power (hp) | Maximum torque (Nm) | Gross vehicle weight (kg) | Gross train weight (kg) | Maximum payload (kg) |
| Renault Kangoo Z.E. | 60 | 226 | 2,126 (for the standard model)
2,175 (for the Maxi Z.E. model)
2,260 (for the Maxi Crew Van Z.E. and Kangoo Maxi Crew Van Cab Z.E. models) |
2,500 (for the standard model)
2,497 (for the Maxi Z.E model)
2,260 (for the Maxi Crew Van Z.E. and Kangoo Maxi Crew Van Cab Z.E. models) |
595-632 |
| Renault Master Z.E. | 75 | TBC | TBC | TBC | Between 1,000 and 1,100 (in van form)
1,400 (in flatbed form) |
| Nissan E-NV200 | 107 | 254 | 2,220 | Information not available | 770 |
| Peugeot Partner Electric | 67 | 215 | 2,225 | Not suitable for towing | 636 |
