The market for electric vehicles has grown considerably over the past few years, according to statistics by Nextgreencar.com. They revealed that in 2013 there were 3,500 new car registrations, which jumped up to 85,000 registrations of electric vehicles by the end of 2016.

There are now around 5,000 plug-in vans registered on the roads across the UK too, proving that the electric market is not only strong, but a progressive market as well.

As the market continues to grow, there seems to be more choice available to buyers looking to add an electric van to their fleet. Used van specialist Van Monster has looked at some of vehicles available in the electric van range to discover how their characteristics vary. They have ranked them against characteristics such as battery range, speed and power – you might find that some features sway your decision:

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Table 1

Name of van Release date Battery range (miles) 0-62mph time (secs) Top speed (mph) Minimum kerb weight (kg)
Renault Kangoo Z.E. All models out now except for revised model, which is due to arrive in late 2017 106 (Though a revised model revealed at the 2017 Brussels Motor Show is claimed to offer a range of 168 miles) 20.3 (for standard model)

 

22.4 (for Maxi Z.E., Maxi Crew Van Z.E. and Kangoo Maxi Crew Van Cab Z.E. models)

 80 1,426 (for standard model)

 

1,505 (for Maxi Z.E model)

 

1,553 (for Maxi Crew Van Z.E. and Kangoo Maxi Crew Van Cab Z.E. models)
Renault Master Z.E. Late 2017 124 TBC 71 TBC
Nissan E-NV200 Out now 106 14 76 1,517 (for ACENTA, ACENTA RAPID, ACENTA RAPID PLUS models)

 

1,542 (for TEKNA RAPID, TEKNA RAPID PLUS models)
Peugeot Partner Electric Out now 106 18.7 68 1,589

 

Table 2

Name of van Maximum power (hp) Maximum torque (Nm) Gross vehicle weight (kg) Gross train weight (kg) Maximum payload (kg)
Renault Kangoo Z.E. 60 226 2,126 (for the standard model)

 

2,175 (for the Maxi Z.E. model)

 

2,260 (for the Maxi Crew Van Z.E. and Kangoo Maxi Crew Van Cab Z.E. models)

 2,500 (for the standard model)

 

2,497 (for the Maxi Z.E model)

 

2,260 (for the Maxi Crew Van Z.E. and Kangoo Maxi Crew Van Cab Z.E. models)

 595-632
Renault Master Z.E. 75 TBC TBC TBC Between 1,000 and 1,100 (in van form)

 

1,400 (in flatbed form)
Nissan E-NV200 107 254 2,220 Information not available 770
Peugeot Partner Electric 67 215 2,225 Not suitable for towing 636