Like every year, the jury of the International Van of the Year contest met to choose the one they consider the best vehicle in this category. It is not about choosing the best electric van, but the best van without any limitation regarding the type of engine. still so, the best racers are all equipped with battery-powered electric motors.
Fighting for the top position were the Volkswagen ID. Buzz Cargo and the Ford Pro E-Transit, with all 24 judges attributing 110 points to the VW van, allowing it to win by 10 points ahead of competitor Ford. We suppose that the aesthetics and greater energy efficiency, being the only one to have a specific platform for battery-powered models, facilitated the identification task. Buzz Cargo, the commercial version of ID. Passenger buzz.
Ford Pro E-Transit reached 2nd position
After VW and Ford claimed the top two podium positions, 3rd place went to Renault Kangoo E-Tech and “his brothers”, respectively, the Nissan Townstar Zero-Emission and the Mercedes eCitan. The fact of sharing the 3rd place is due to the fact that they are all produced by Renault and based on the chassis and mechanics of the Kangoo. Interestingly, Kangoo and company won the title in the previous edition of the contest, but with versions equipped with combustion engines.
The Buzz Cargo identification, designed on the MEB platform, which is also used in the VW ID. 3 and ID. 4, in addition to the Audi Q4 e-tron, Skoda Enyaq iV and Cupra Born, is offered to customers with a electric motor installed on the rear axle, with 204 hp. As for the battery, it has a gross capacity of 82 kWh, of which 77 kWh are useful, which should guarantee a autonomy in WLTP of 418 km. This value obviously tends to “reduce” if the maximum load capacity is used.
Source: Observadora
