Iveco added two new electric vans to their range earlier this year & CC&V had a chance to drive both in October. Whilst the brand has the Daily which is a hugely practical proposition, what it was lacking were a ’smaller’ large van & a medium van. Step forward the Super eJolly & eJolly with both models coming from the Stellantis stable. First up the eJolly.
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The eJolly is offered with one height & two lengths & features a 400V ePTO system that enables the van to be converted easily for multiple functions such as refrigeration, mobile repair & deliveries.
Payload & practicality
Maximum Payload: Up to 1,175 kg – 1,288 kg
Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW): 2.8 to 3.2 tonne
Short Wheelbase (SWB): 5.3 m³ up to 5.8 m³ (with load-through hatch)
Long Wheelbase (LWB): 6.1 m³ up to 6.6 m³ (with load-through hatch)
Overall Exterior Height: Under 1,900 mm so car park friendly
Max Internal / Loading Height: 1,397 mm
Battery choice
Customers can choose between two battery configurations: a 49 kWh pack offering up to 139 miles of range, or a 75 kWh pack that extends this to 218 miles.
Prices
The IVECO eJolly electric van costs from £37,000.
Charging
DC charging at 100 kW with AC at 11kW. So charge at home overnight from midnight to 5am when charging rates are typically under 10p a kWh, you can add 37kWh of charge for just £3.30, around 100 miles of range. Plug into a DC fast charger & you can get the 75kWh battery to 80% in just 45 minutes.
Power
There’s a 100kW electric motor driving the front wheels, offering 136hp & 260Nm of torque. Top speed is 81mph with a 0-62mph time of 14.3 seconds. You can select from three driving modes; Eco, Normal or Power with each tweaking the vans performance slightly. For example in Eco, power is held back to 60kW, reducing the power consumption by turning the air-con & other accessories off. Normal mode sees 80kW of power offered with Power unleashing the full 100kW.
Practicality
There’s a three-seat setup in the cabin & plenty of familiar stuff carried over from the Stellantis range. So factor in an open glove box, a dash centre storage compartment, an upper closed glove box, large door pockets & storage beneath the front passenger bench. In the load space you get twin sliding side doors, the Moduwork load-through bulkhead, 6 or 8 fixed floor mounted lashing eyes & twin opening rear doors to 180 degrees.
Interior & comfort
As per the Fiat eScudo which the interior is closest to, it’s all very practical & more hard wearing than luxurious, including the dash front, door finishes & seat fabrics. Iveco has customised this with dark silver-grey plastic trim.
The cabin itself is well designed & it’s easy to reach all of the switches & buttons whilst driving. You’ll need to enter the 10″ HD touchscreen for most functions, but the set-up is very intuitive & the digital driver’s cluster keeps you informed on everything including the all important battery range. Twin USB’s & separate climate controls are good news.
Comfort
I found the drivers seat particularly comfortable & there’s plenty of seat adjustment even up to the full bulkhead. The suspension allows for a smooth ride as well. It definitely doesn’t feel heavy with light steering another highlight.
Safety
Factor in adaptive cruise control with speed limiter, Lane Keep Assist, Automatic Emergency Braking,High Beam Assist, Intelligent Speed Assist, ESC, ABS, EBA, EBFD, rear parking sensors, dynamic surround view, digital rear view mirror & 180 degree blind spot detection. (Adaptive cruise & the digital mirror are offered with a Comfort Plus Pack.)
Brake regeneration ?
Activated by steering wheel paddles, the regeneration mode applies some braking effect while charging the battery. It will add a few miles to your range, reduce brake pad wear. High, Medium, Low & Freewheeling are offered & make life easier as you can almost but not quite come to a stop at lower speeds in the High setting without touching the brakes themselves.
Driving
A return of 3.8miles/kWh was par for the course so we’d expect- there were two of us on board & the van was unladen . On our 75kWh battery test van a range of 175 miles in colder weather with a payload in the rear is doable.
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