Toying with the idea of buying an electric van as a local runabout - seen a few used Kangoos ZEs listed for £8k+ and seeing if anyone has any first hand experiences to share? Living on the Isle of Mull, so a journey to the other end of the island and back is a shade over 100 miles, hopefully well within range and tiny roads means 40mph+ is ‘sporty’. We do make monthly trips to the mainland for shopping (60 miles return) so having a little van would help, plus a lot of driving is taking dogs for walks etc. Plus I can use it for kayak + bike trips. We have another car for longer trips. Charging will probably be through regular 240V mains rather than a dedicated charger.
Plenty of reviews on YouTube. This was the top hit.
I have a Kangoo ZE for my business as a delivery vehicle. It never does more than a few miles a day and gets charged where it's parked.
It's a 2013 one which I think was the first year they came out, hence the battery tech etc is prehistoric in EV terms which limits the range and also means charging is very slow.
Realistically we get 30-40 miles on a full charge. Quite a bit less than Renault claims. In later years they increased the battery capacity though.
It's a pleasure to drive, silent, smooth, clean, and quite nippy too.
It's also the smallest EV van you can get, other than the nissan ones which are newer and so more money.
Paid £7k and I'm fairly sure it'll hold its value.
Just watched the review above 😂
Much as I love ours, I kinda agree with all his points actually
The range and slow charging definitely make it impractical for someone who needs to do a lot of miles. There's no way I'd attempt a long journey and do a quick charge en route
I'm also a bit shocked that his 70 plate one still does not have fast charging
Perhaps in your case OP this isn't the van for you unless you are sure the range is ok for you