Mercedes eVito First Drive - New e-Vito van review

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There are few electric vehicles that can accommodate more than five people at the moment, so the arrival of the Mercedes eVito is welcome.

Yes, it's more van or minibus than car, but if you require space, it has a lot of it. On top of that, it has a 90KWh battery and a ranger impressive 221 miles of stated range. Perhaps you can move all that junk via an electric vehicle?

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[Telcontarnz]

Great to see you’ve 50k subscribers. Deserve loads more. Great reporting, great team.

[CosyP]

Agree. No parking sensors & cameras on such a large vehicle is a right downer on a £52, 000 vehicle.

[colin]

Have the Peugeot E-Expert van. Reversing camera and sensors front and rear. Much better value. Does real world 150 - 180 miles on a charge. 2.3 - 2.8 miles/kWh efficiency at legal van speeds.
Headwinds are an e-van drivers enemy. Range sapping.

1200 miles done last week no issues.
£15 to fill it up at home!

[jamiep]

I enjoyed watching the Video Review. One of the best Electric Vehicles on sale

[athollmcnicoll]

So Nikki that van would be ideal for a project I was thinking about doing, stripping out the seat and compliant with DVLA regulations covering side windows, making it into a Campervan complete with bed, cooker, fridge and all important toilet. What more could a person need, as everything else is already supplied and comes as standard.
Thanks for showing - and how far along are you before dropping said package?

[dcbel]

It is really nice to see car manufacturers offering electric vans, you are right, the absence of parking sensors is really surprising. Nice review! Thank you for sharing! ⚡🔌🚙

[mikadavies]

Brilliant.... Please keep testing ALL electric More commercial vehicles please. 👍👍👍

[roodick]

Looks like a blown up version of my B250e..love it!

[--DM]

Nice review! I kind of wish you had a side-by-side comparison with EQV 3 row 7 seater

[MrGMawson]

The mileage isn't very good is it ?

[jamiep]

The Interior good do with a update featuring a New Larger Infotainment System with MBUX

[Petelmrg]

The Buzz will be the first real electric van using the ev advantages; it will be interesting to see the pure e-vans and the space they can offer when they come along.

[RedBatteryHead]

It's a good base for camper van.
Just more utility than EQV.
Can't get by that price though.

[phatmeow]

for MPVs i prefer those based on a van platform rather than a car/suv? that space long term use and utility that people under estimate for a MPV...

[wobby]

A good van driver doesn’t need cameras or parking sensors, useful yes. I’ve. Driven a service van for many years and could easily park it in a space 100cm longer than the van.

[daniellenaerts]

good review . i'm waiting for price release of the of the VW buzz cargo // and Mercedes will in 2 weeks release details of the Model T

[Yanquetino]

I pleasantly surprised that it can get over 200 miles of range, especially if that's achievable with the 9-passenger version. If someone would configure one as a camper version, I'd be seriously interested, but… I doubt we'll see them any time soon on this side of the pond.

[leesmith]

"i would give up..." looks down at belly. wondered where she was going with that sentence

[davesherry]

Nothing new about electric delivery vans at all. But there's a damn good reason why they all went out of existence, and the e Vans will do the same. What a waste of frickin money for a many-making climate emergency fraud.

[shanefaulkner]

Use it as a Trader van loaded up with tools and equipment and then look at the range