Which medium crew cab EV van?

[Sway]

Looking for a crew cab van for our business, very light duty really and range not likely to be an issue. One factor that is important is front row comfort and overall 'smoothness' - Mrs Sway will use it too, and she has a genetic disability affecting her joints, at the moment particularly the joint between skull and spine which can be 'bloody painful' on our roads in our Caddy Maxi Life.

E-transporter kombi is Mrs approved, except I've a feeling the infotainment will drive me absolutely mental.

Kia Pv5 Crew looks good (seems it's likely to give the longest load area with the seat mounted bulkhead, but the cargo floor looks awkward and it's not out yet!). I'd want to wrap it to look like the Stallone Dredd City Cabs, but that won't be permitted.

What's the Stellantis or Ford offerings like?

Any experiences or recommendations? Will be business contract hire not lease or purchase.

Edited by Sway on Thursday 12th March 09:58

[snotrag]

The E-Transporter IS the Ford Offering, so other than a bit of software and plastic bumpers its the same. Choose the one that offers you the best deal!

https://www.parkers.co.uk/vans-pickups/volkswagen/...

[Sway]

snotrag said:

The E-Transporter IS the Ford Offering, so other than a bit of software and plastic bumpers its the same. Choose the one that offers you the best deal!

https://www.parkers.co.uk/vans-pickups/volkswagen/...

Face-palm, of course it is!

Does the VW offering have the same system as in the recent VW cars? If so, it's out purely based on that. Ford any better?

[snotrag]

Sway said:

Face-palm, of course it is!

Does the VW offering have the same system as in the recent VW cars? If so, it's out purely based on that. Ford any better?

For the medium sized Vans, Ford did the work, VW rebadged it - thus, the E Transporter is Ford Hardware and Software, with a VW 'skin' on top.

I havent driven the Transporter, but I thought the new Transit was fine. It has some of the basic funtions on buttons and nice clicky steering wheel controls.


(This is the opposite to the small vans - VW developed the Caddy, and Ford rebadge it as the Connect - thus the hardware/software is VW with a Ford 'Skin' on top.... So its closer to the famously awful peak 'no button' full haptic/touchscreen software VWs like the early Mk8 Golf- the one everyone hates).

[Sway]

Perfect, that's really useful. How did you find the ride (I'm 'hoping' the increased sprung mass with battery would provide a nicer ride even if relatively unladen)?