2024 LDV eDeliver 7 electric van review (EV / BEV LCV test inc payload, range, charging, battery)

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The LDV eDeliver 7 has beaten all the big names to the punch in Australia.

It's the first right-sized, right-priced electric van for the market, with a medium size van starting from $60K with more than 300km of EV driving range.

That's the same price you'd pay for a good example of the Ford Transit Custom, VW Transporter, Toyota HiAce or Hyundai Staria Load, but this one is fully electric, making the total cost of ownership (TCO) far more appealing to business buyers looking to add some green credits to their fleet.

It could also be a great tradie choice for the sole trader or small business buyer, with seriously impressive credentials including loads of active safety tech, very affordable servicing with long maintenance intervals, and an array of great features as standard.

Add to that the fact there are short-wheelbase (SWB) and long-wheelbase (LWB) models on offer, as well as Low Roof and High Roof choices, and two different battery sizes (77kWh and 88kWh, both from CATL), and you get the picture that LDV (aka Maxus) is taking things pretty seriously when it comes to EV vans.

But there are some things that could still be better. Watch the review, and you'll see what I'm on about.

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00:00 Intro
00:38 Is it the right price?
02:47 What are the best alternatives?
04:50 Is it the right size?
08:11 Interior
11:23 Under the bonnet
11:58 Range and charging
13:26 Driving
17:17 Efficiency
18:13 Is it safe?
19:07 Ownership
19:58 Verdict

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Hi all — note that I have CONFIRMED this van runs a CATL-sourced LFP battery, for both the 77kWh and 88kWh models.

@11:58

therightcar
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Great move by LDV that lays waste to those who speak against the wide potential of commercial electric vehicles. More and more commercially viable EV’s entering Australia is a great move towards the future. The LDV variants, as explained by this excellent review, seem to offer excellent prices and a very competitive range of design variants. Great remarks re torque, that’s the magic of EV’s and in these van variants it will make them fantastic commercial vehicles that have potential far beyond many of their fossil fuel equivalents. Great to see a positive review of this commercial range of vans conducted by a major reviewer. Cheap to run and keep serviced. Fantastic. Thanks for an interesting and informative review.

gregturner_awod
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The 88 high roof would make for an interesting camper van conversion. Fully electric inside and out

holidaymail
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As a once professional courier driver in Sydney, my average daily routes and ad hoc deliveries were on average, 250Km a day. so yes, the range is more than enough, even with the smallest battery. i like the 180 opening doors, allows fork lift drivers more room, and less chance of a crushed door from a dodgy forkie.

SydneyEV
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I am sold. I am ordering mine tomorrow. Not joking. Thank you for this video. Long wheelbase low roof as we have some work in the city time to time.

JoeyZSabo
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Matt nice review mate (fellow Aussie motor bike reviewer here) It’s great to see someone looking at the commercial vans, so many reviewers won’t do reviews unless it’s a sport’s model this or that. Well done 👍 (only thing I’m not sure about is your thumbnail “Cheap Chinese Van” $60k ?)

standupmoto
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I'm glad you talked about visibility. When you mentioned that glazing wasn't an option that was pretty much a deal breaker for me. My current work van is actually a passenger version that I took the back seats out of so it has windows all around which gives great visibility. I could probably live with just one window on the left side but zero windows & no camera view is not appealing. Apart from that it looks great & I'm sure there's plenty of people who don't care about the window situation.

leewright
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As a courier driver at my workplace. I got given the edelivery 7 yesterday and for a Chinese van, I thought it was pretty decent and comfortable. Took me a while to work out the infotainment screen and to turn off all the annoying bings and bongs. Overall I’m happy to be driving this van 5 days a week

vrcommodore
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LDV for me . The first sensible EV I have seen as a town delivery vehicle it would be great. The best thing is no digital speedo, i hate them . Analogue instruments for me.😊.

buncha
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I am driving the Maxus 3 now. Pretty nice in your weather, many nice perks. When you're getting closer to freezing temperature the heating stops working, also the charging and one pedal driving. The phone won't work. The bar for showing the charge shows 7 of 8 bars but the percentage display shows 37%. Etc etc etc

carlmagnusbroberg
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Great video, these vans seem quit impressive to me. Thanks for such a great review!

PanTheHermit
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Looks like I’m finally inheriting an Amarok as hubby is super keen on getting one of these 😁

fayebrittain
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Nice looking van but the range is pretty poor. What happens when your on a time frame and have to do more kms in the day and you dont time to charge the battery up to continue with the job and deliver parcels on time? I dont think people are about the long term issues, yeh its great for short distance but usually every delivery driver does more the the range in one day

robrob
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If the steering control buttons are anything like the Deliver 9 you can use the up / down on the left hand side to alter the centre lcd screen on the drivers instrument cluster to display the current speed as a digital read out.

HaakonOfTheShadows
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Could you kindly provide an update on whether the LDV eDeliver 7 will include dual kerbside doors in any upcoming models or revisions? As a courier driver, dual kerbside doors are essential for our operations, and information on their availability would be highly beneficial. I've searched but could not see any information about that. Thanks kindly.

berkanaltinay
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A great review thanks. You didn't mention battery chemistry. If its NMC those unladen ranges will be too skimpy and if you need that extra 20% you will wait too long to fill.
If it is LFP ignore most of that as you can set off with 100%.
Also, isn't it true that if you charge this vehicle on AC single phase (like most homes only have) you only charge at ~3.5kW but if they had put in instead a 7kW single phase charger you could charge at home at ~6.8kW?
If most owners work from home single phase would fill the battery overnight but not this 11kW 3 phase requirement.

waynehobbs
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apologies if the info was on screen I am a blind subscriber
Is there an LFP battery option and what are the driving ranges for the low roof long wheel base options in both battery sizes
Cheers

vernepavreal
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if i ran a van in syd or melb then it would make sense but when you get into wa or sa everything is just a bit further away . tomorrow i'm driving my transit van on a run from perth to gero which is 429km, which will take 4hr 20m then i have 4hrs work to do when i get to site. inefficient to charge them at ampol for 69c a killowatt though, depot might have to get dc fast charger installed

saab
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Thanks for the good review. I think a next generation model would hopefully fix the issues I have. A profitable tradie won't be having a 45 minute lunch or want to drive around to find a fast charger that, at 70Kw+ isn't fast. The quoted range of 360 km would likely be halved with air-con, high speed highway use, towing a trailer with loaded roof racks and inevitable battery degradation. A bigger, heavier battery would have been a better move but even the competitors don't do it. There are a few attention to detail issues that need to be addressed such as the gear change location, flimsy barn doors and inadequate camera. (I have been injured from my previous van having a protruding pin and weak hold on it's barn door). I was keen to love this but some other brands offer the critical attention to detail required. On the plus side, some of the standard tech is good.

richardmatison
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Had numerous LDV utes at work, we get less than 3 years out of them before they retire under 200k on the clock, generally rust issues start very early. Wait for a BYD version, as they’re far superior brand.

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