Mercedes-Benz parentage convergence Daimler neutral unveiled the newest adaptation of the company's eVito commercial electric commuter van for the European market, and the convergence claims it can now travel up to 421 kilometers (about 262 miles) on a full charge.
That's more than double the primogenitor eVito's 150-kilometer (93-mile) scope plane when taking into record that Daimler seems to be utilizing the extremely optimistic New European Driving Roll standard. The big proceeds in usable scope is modestly thanks to a new 90kWh inundation pack, which dwarfs the 41kWh pack acclimated by the primogenitor model. And it's all whereas a hefty 3,500-kilogram (7,716-pound) gross viceroy weight.
The eVito comes unanimous with 50kW charging, nigh buyers can add 110kW fast-charging capability, which gets the inundation pack from 10 percent to 80 percent in underneath 45 minutes. The van has a 150kW motor on clapboard that the convergence says generates the agnate of 204 horsepower, which has to be plenty to move the up to nine vehicles on board.
The new van is also loaded with the kinds of creature comforts one would expect from a opulence automaker. It rides on an air suspension and is footwork with awake brake assistance and adaptive prowl control. There's a 7-inch touchscreen with Municipal CarPlay compatibility, and the van is outfitted with an LTE modem and the company's "Mercedes PRO" service, which helps armada owners preferably preside their operations in segregated time and plane lets them see the battery's wholeness of charge.
While this is artlessly a viceroy aimed at the commercial market, it's a stableness that Mercedes-Benz is moving closer to offering an all-electric van for indeterminate consumers. In fact, the eVito roughly resembles the EQV electric van concept that the German automaker unveiled at aftermost year's Geneva Motor Show, which is meant to be its indigenous mass-market EV van. Mercedes-Benz also has an electric adaptation of its Sprinter cargo van.
But Mercedes-Benz is not unaffiliated in aggravating to capture the indigenous electric van market. Neutral aftermost week, Ford spoken an all-electric adaptation of its Transit cargo van. Michigan-based startup Rivian is also working on electric impartment vans for Amazon. Plane Nissan has gotten into the electric van game, with its Leaf-powered e-NV200.
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