Renault’s light commercial van line is being updated with the new Kangoo Van E-TECH Electric and the Master Van E-TECH Electric making their way to Australia.

The Kangoo Van E-TECH Electric has a 45kWh battery, giving the van a range of up to 300km, and a 90kW motor delivering 245Nm of torque.

To recharge the battery, there’s a 22kW three-phase charger, and, as an option, an 80kW DC fast charger that enables 170km of recharge in 30 minutes.

An Eco mode caps the vehicle’s power output and top speed to help optimise the overall range, and conventional hydraulic braking is assisted by a regenerative braking system. A heat pump system offers an efficient way to heat and cool the cabin and can preserve up to 85km of range.

The van’s cargo capacity comes in at 3.9 cubic metres of storage volume in the L1 version (4.9 cubic metres in the long format model), 600kg of payload (800kg in long format model), and 500kg of towing capacity.

The Master Van E-TECH Electric, meanwhile, has been given a 52kWh battery, offering up to 200km of range, and a 57kW motor. As with its smaller sibling, there’s regenerative braking and an Eco mode for optimising range.

Recharging can be done via a single-phase 7.4kW AC charger, which will see a recharge completed in 10 hours, and a 22kW DC fast charger.

The Master Van E-TECH Electric has plenty of assistance features aimed at the delivery driver – including front park assist, rear park assist, and rear view assist with camera display – and is to be available in 15 versions, with a choice of three different lengths and three different heights. The four van variants offer a cargo volume of 8 to 15 cubic metres of cargo space.

Source: Motor Trader e-Magazine (June 2022) 

22 June 2022