Vauxhall Vivaro eLife - Stellantis group give power to the people carrier

A review of this class leading Van that has been given the passenger carrying treatment - Have they done a good enough job? #MPV #review #electriccars #electricMPV #stellantis #vauxhall

[@martinp8174]

The rear seats are all on rails so just slide the seat into a position giving the required space.

[@Gent100]

Can the rear seats be taken out completely?

[@electricvanman]

Yes I believe they can be fully removed all be it they are heavy!

[@martinp8174]

Yes all the rear seats can be taken out. Being on rails they can also be slid in required positions.

[@richardsauter3817]

Thanks for video review Paul.

[@spikebmth]

I was chatting to a driver of an Openreach eVivaro a couple weeks ago, he loved the van, but said range a bit limited, they had to have the smaller battery, as once loaded with equipment the van was close to maximum axel weight.
Shame as they really need the larger battery, to give more range than the 80 they get currently when fully loaded, and driving like a tradesman lol

[@electricvanman]

The Balance between payload and range is a tricky one to get exactly right all of the time. Especially given the summer winter variance. There is certainly some testing and learning to do! Good job it does have one of the faster DC charge points on board at 100kW

[@kristijanpetrovic845]

how can you it be for taxis when the range is only 140 per full batery redicilous you need to have a generator with you at all the time especislly when traveling long journey

[@electricvanman]

I think it will serve inner city taxi solutions well, particularly as we see in London they will have time to charge between journeys and have plenty of stop start journeys.

[@bernardcharlesworth9860]

Really would not buy this wait until they build a ground up van unloaded only does 2.5milea per kWh.You can see where the old gear stick from the ice used to be and poor aerodynamics as not modified front end after the removal of diesel engine . At least they have changed tyres to low rolling type.I have a 75kwh one and just about ok on range .nice to drive but as an engineer feel like I need to finish the job with composite front end aluminium ladder chassis and stalk mounted drive and park

[@electricvanman]

Interesting thoughts. I do not like the stop start neutral Park set up either. I think I prefer a stalk of some description!. The vehicle will do over 2.5 mpkWh although it may dip below this in winter. How much do you get from the 75kWh?

[@bernardcharlesworth9860]

@@electricvanman 186 summer 165wintee

[@bernardcharlesworth9860]

Winter

[@Gent100]

Can you take out the rear seats completely?