It’s fair to say Ford has taken its time when it comes to introducing electric cars to Australia – but its first EV is finally here! The only thing is it’s not the Mustang Mach-E SUV we all expected. Instead, it’s the 2023 Ford E-Transit van.
Yep, the E-Transit is not nearly as exciting as the Mustang Mach-E on paper, but it arguably makes a lot more sense in 2023 Australia. After all, fleet buyers are well positioned, infrastructure, to operate a zero-emissions LCV, whereas most private buyers would need to make more significant changes to charge a Mustang Mach-E in their day-to-day lives.
Either way, in this expert review, CarsGuide Contributing Journalist Dave Morley puts the new E-Transit through its paces to see if it actually offers usable driving range and tradie levels of practicality in equal measure.
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00:00 Intro
00:26 Pricing and features
01:30 Design
02:02 Practicality
03:00 Under the bonnet
03:49 Efficiency
04:30 Driving
07:38 Safety
08:17 Ownership
08:52 Verdict
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Loaded up with 350kg turn on the aircon and travel on a summer day 180km
With even a moderate load (tools, parts etc) this will be sub 200 kms range. Why can’t manufacturers just build more phevs? 15kwh of batteries and hybrid drive?
Should be called the “Transit Range Anxiety”
Failure in the making. Buyer Beware.
so it’s just for rich people for
whom ‘eco’ is just another brag feature. When are electric vehicles going to actually be economical? How many years would you have to own this thing for the savings in petrol to be actually worth while? The Australian Govt needs to do a whole lot more to make going green affordable for the average Aussie.