Here's a rather unique LCV proposition. A one-tonne decently-sized van that's classified electric and for most users will nearly always operate that way too. Yet it offers the fuelling flexibility to really do a day's work when and if the battery charge runs out. But how often will your van really cover more than 73 miles a day? The way your business answers that question will determine a lot about the way your business views the VN5.
Yes it's expensive - a lot more expensive than we hoped it would be - but there's a government grant to help with that. And it's significantly cheaper than the only other petrol/electric plug-in van on the market, the Ford Transit Custom PHEV. That Ford has a much smaller battery, so it's going to be using fossil fuel far more often than its LEVC rival. True, the Transit Custom PHEV has a higher payload rating and more load space, but if you don't really need that and don't mind this VN5 model's quirky looks, it's hard to see why the right kind of business wouldn't give this British-built, Chinese-financed contender a chance. It may not be the perfect electric van for the distant future, but it could well be the perfect one for right now.

Electrically adjustable + heated door mirrors

FM RDS tuner, DAB and MP3 with front aux and USB x 2

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VN5

110kW 34.6kWh City Van Auto

VN5

110kW 34.6kWh City Van Auto