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The all-electric Citroen e-Relay is on sale in the UK now, priced from £49,335 including the government’s plug-in van grant.
Now, every model in the French firm’s commercial vehicle range has an electric option, giving Citroen rivals for everything from the all-new Renault Kangoo to the Mercedes eSprinter.
The Citroen e-Relay shares its mechanicals with the Peugeot e-Boxer. It comes with the same choice of battery packs and an electric motor driving the front wheels, developing 121bhp and 350Nm of torque. That’s enough to haul a maximum payload of 1,150kg and reach a top speed of 75mph.
The entry-level model is powered by a 37kWh battery pack, which provides a maximum range of 73 miles. However, for an extra £5,750, buyers can upgrade to a 70kWh battery, which increases the van’s maximum range to 139 miles.
Both options support Type 2 three-phase charging as standard. Using a 22kW wallbox, the smaller battery can be fully recharged in six hours, while the larger unit takes 12. When connected to a 50kW rapid charger, both variants will also take on an 80 percent recharge in around an hour.
In its standard form, the e-Relay is a three-seat, 5,413mm-long panel van. However, Citroen also offers two longer body styles (measuring 5,998mm and 6,363mm), a chassis cab model and a window van with an extra row of seats in the rear.
L3 models are priced from £55,085, while the largest L4 variants start from £59,225. The window van is exclusively available in L4 body length, and has a starting price of £59,750. Chassis cab models only come in L3 and are priced from £52,010. All of those figures include the government’s financial support package.
The largest panel van’s load bay has a capacity of 15 cubic metres, and it’s long enough to transport items measuring up to 4,070mm. Both of those figures are identical to the diesel Citroen Relay, as the battery pack is mounted under the van’s floor.
The e-Relay is only available in Citroen’s Enterprise specification, which comes as standard with rear parking sensors, an alarm system, air conditioning and a five-inch infotainment screen with a DAB radio and built-in satellite navigation.
The diesel van’s manual gear stick has been swapped for a push-button automatic gear selector, with options for Drive, Neutral and Reverse. Citroen has also fitted a dedicated rear-view mirror, which displays the van’s remaining battery charge level and range.
What does the new Citroen e-Relay have to beat? Check out our list of the best electric vans on sale now…
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Now, every model in the French firm’s commercial vehicle range has an electric option, giving Citroen rivals for everything from the all-new Renault Kangoo to the Mercedes eSprinter.
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The Citroen e-Relay shares its mechanicals with the Peugeot e-Boxer. It comes with the same choice of battery packs and an electric motor driving the front wheels, developing 121bhp and 350Nm of torque. That’s enough to haul a maximum payload of 1,150kg and reach a top speed of 75mph.
The entry-level model is powered by a 37kWh battery pack, which provides a maximum range of 73 miles. However, for an extra £5,750, buyers can upgrade to a 70kWh battery, which increases the van’s maximum range to 139 miles.
Both options support Type 2 three-phase charging as standard. Using a 22kW wallbox, the smaller battery can be fully recharged in six hours, while the larger unit takes 12. When connected to a 50kW rapid charger, both variants will also take on an 80 percent recharge in around an hour.
In its standard form, the e-Relay is a three-seat, 5,413mm-long panel van. However, Citroen also offers two longer body styles (measuring 5,998mm and 6,363mm), a chassis cab model and a window van with an extra row of seats in the rear.
L3 models are priced from £55,085, while the largest L4 variants start from £59,225. The window van is exclusively available in L4 body length, and has a starting price of £59,750. Chassis cab models only come in L3 and are priced from £52,010. All of those figures include the government’s financial support package.
The largest panel van’s load bay has a capacity of 15 cubic metres, and it’s long enough to transport items measuring up to 4,070mm. Both of those figures are identical to the diesel Citroen Relay, as the battery pack is mounted under the van’s floor.
The e-Relay is only available in Citroen’s Enterprise specification, which comes as standard with rear parking sensors, an alarm system, air conditioning and a five-inch infotainment screen with a DAB radio and built-in satellite navigation.
The diesel van’s manual gear stick has been swapped for a push-button automatic gear selector, with options for Drive, Neutral and Reverse. Citroen has also fitted a dedicated rear-view mirror, which displays the van’s remaining battery charge level and range.
What does the new Citroen e-Relay have to beat? Check out our list of the best electric vans on sale now…
Continue reading...