Ford E-Transit Review | DriveElectric

Jul 30, 2023

Ford E-Transit Review | DriveElectric

We review the all new, all electric Ford E-Transit. (Spoiler - it doesn’t disappoint)

The Ford Transit is the UK’s best-selling vehicle - not just van - but overall best-seller. So it makes sense that Ford has electrified this popular model and provided the commercial world with the E-Transit.

Its WLTP range of 196 miles plants the E-Transit as a viable option for all businesses and sole-traders, eliminating ‘range anxiety’ and allowing drivers to confidently drive throughout their working day.

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3.179 -> hello and welcome my name's Jack and I'm

5.759 -> from Drive electric and today we're

7.44 -> going to be reviewing the all-new

9 -> all-electric Ford e-transit now for lots

12.24 -> of people Transit means Van van means

14.88 -> Transit and so I'm sure that this

16.74 -> electric version of the already iconic

18.48 -> fan is going to be really popular within

20.4 -> the Electric lcv market

22.74 -> so as you can see there's not a great

24.6 -> deal of difference aesthetically on the

26.34 -> outside of the new electric Transit

28.019 -> however there are some key differences

30 -> on the front grille so you've now got

32.04 -> these three blue accenting lines which

34.14 -> clearly show that this is an electric

35.64 -> fan now something we won't have seen

37.62 -> before as well is just under the blue

39.66 -> badge you've got a conveniently located

41.76 -> charge port

43.92 -> now as with most new electric vehicles

45.84 -> on the market today you've got a type 2

48.059 -> AC socket for home charging or workplace

50.7 -> charging at the Depot and you've also

53.1 -> got a DC adaptation to provide the CCS

55.92 -> or combined charging system socket which

58.02 -> you can use on the public network now

60.12 -> the Ford e-transit has capability of

62.219 -> charging up to 115 kilowatts per hour DC

65.28 -> which means you can go from 15 to 80

67.14 -> percent and as little as just over half

68.939 -> an hour

69.84 -> moving around to the side of the van as

71.939 -> you can see instantly recognizable as a

74.46 -> Transit and when looking inside

78.119 -> you'll see that not much has changed

79.799 -> either

86.34 -> let's go take a look at the back

88.979 -> so the Ford e-transit comes in 25

91.38 -> available different configurations this

93.9 -> particular one behind us is the H3 L3

96.24 -> version meaning it's got 936 kilograms

99 -> of payload and 11 cubic meters of

101.28 -> internal space

102.72 -> should we take a look

109.079 -> so in this L3 H3 version of the Ford E

111.72 -> Transit the maximum width between the

113.759 -> wheel arches is just under 1.4 meters

116.1 -> the maximum load length is just under

118.5 -> 3.5 meters and the maximum load height

121.14 -> is just over 2.1 meters there's also an

124.5 -> interior usable space of 13 cubic meters

128.459 -> so when you get in the e-transit it

130.319 -> doesn't really feel too dissimilar to

132.06 -> the standard Transit the dashboard is

133.86 -> still relatively the same everything's

135.959 -> kind of where you'd expect it to be for

137.58 -> a Ford but this time around we've now

140.099 -> got this backlit analog display

141.44 -> instrument lighting so you can see your

143.64 -> power usage and your speed and stuff and

145.68 -> also this huge crisp 12-inch display

147.959 -> which is run on Ford Sync 4 software

150.3 -> there's also Acres of storage space so

153.48 -> you've got your door cards you've got

155.099 -> little cubby holes here cup holders here

157.319 -> another cubby hole here more cubby holes

159.78 -> here a nice big glove box Dash room

162.959 -> insert

164.099 -> and also there's a little cup holder

165.78 -> which pops out just down here all right

167.94 -> then well here we are in the new Ford E

169.98 -> Transit and I've got to stay on First

171.599 -> Impressions it feels just like a Transit

175.14 -> um not really much difference in terms

177.3 -> of Drive except of course that you've

178.98 -> got no gearbox and no clutch so you can

182.819 -> literally just put your foot down and

184.5 -> drive nice positive steering no roll or

187.739 -> rattles all very refined

190.2 -> and of course that comes mainly from the

192.239 -> 68 kilowatt hour battery that's mounted

194.7 -> below the rear chassis just like many

196.92 -> electric vehicles their battery is

199.739 -> stored under the floor pan which gives

201.36 -> it really low center of gravity even

202.92 -> when you've got some load this

204.48 -> particular version's got a 180 ish brake

207.78 -> horsepower motor powering the front

209.34 -> wheels there is a more powerful version

211.14 -> which Powers the rear boards as well and

213.54 -> that is a 265 brake horsepower version

216.06 -> the torque comes instantly so that makes

218.58 -> it really really easy to drive in

220.44 -> traffic in in hilly environments if

222.9 -> you've got some load in the back

224.94 -> speaking of load there's also

226.62 -> independent rear suspension so it should

229.68 -> give reliable handling in both Laden and

231.599 -> unladen circumstances this particular

233.64 -> range of vehicles will do between

235.7 -> 160-ish and 196 miles of range wltp

239.94 -> certified now there aren't too many

242.519 -> vehicles out on the market at the moment

244.14 -> and so we don't really have the hugest

246.659 -> amount of real world data however our

249.12 -> assumptions would tell us that that will

250.379 -> range anywhere from 110 miles to 150

254.159 -> miles real world range and considering

256.5 -> that that's Laden as well it's a pretty

259.68 -> good figure one other thing about the

261.84 -> e-transit is that it's now got this

263.52 -> rotary gear selector it's also got a

266.34 -> effectively regenerative braking mode in

268.68 -> it so if I push this L button now when I

271.199 -> take my foot off the accelerator you

273.3 -> feel the van come to quite an Abrupt

275.46 -> hole now of course this improves your

277.02 -> range because every time you come into a

278.759 -> stop you're generating electricity which

280.56 -> is going straight back into that battery

281.94 -> pack one of the other things that's

283.74 -> really great about having an trick van

285.78 -> is that you're not of course producing

287.4 -> any CO2 as you're driving and so for

289.68 -> this reason your exempt from the

291.12 -> congestion charge and the US charge

293.4 -> going into London which of course as we

295.56 -> all know can mount up over time not

298.139 -> having a gear stick is lovely now I'm

300.72 -> used to driving an automatic but driving

302.88 -> an electric van you don't really expect

305.04 -> it you kind of expect when you sit in

306.9 -> here that you're going to be having to

308.759 -> give it gears and you're going to have

310.02 -> to be worried about putting the brake on

312 -> and and all of that kind of stuff but in

313.919 -> this it's just sit back put your foot

316.08 -> down and drive so I'd say to anyone

318.54 -> considering changing to an electric van

321.06 -> or even an electric Transit most

323.52 -> definitely consider this if you are

325.139 -> interested in leasing an electric car or

326.759 -> van don't forget to visit our website at

330.199 -> www.driveelectric.co.uk for all of our

332.039 -> latest business and personal electric

333.539 -> car and Van leasing offers

345.72 -> thank you

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