Order books open for new Renault Trafic E-Tech
Renault has announced pricing for its new all-electric Trafic, with the mid-sized van starting at £34,500 before VAT.
Sitting in the middle of Renault’s LCV range, the Trafic sits between the Kangoo and Master E-Tech models and comes in a choice of three variants with two lengths and heights.
Using a 52kWh battery, the rival to the Ford E-Transit Custom, can cover up to 186 miles on a charge and features 50kW DC charging that can fully recharge the battery in around an hour.
The Trafic E-Tech comes with a choice of two body lengths (5.08 and 5.48 metres) and two heights (1.967 and 2.498 metres), offering a load space that ranges from 5.8m3 to 8.9m3. Long-wheelbase versions can carry loads of up to 4.15 metres long thanks to a load-through facility that extends the load area in the cab. The van offers up to 920kg of towing capacity and a maximum payload of up to 1,222kg.
In the new-look cabin there’s up to 88 litres of storage space on offer, including 54 litres in the bench seat, plus Renault’s ‘mobile office’ which folds the middle seat flat to act as a work surface.
Standard equipment includes a seven-inch digital instrument display and eight-inch touchscreen with wireless Android Auto and Apple CarPlay. Every version also gets full LED headlights, rear parking sensors, electric windows, cruise control, active emergency braking system and lane departure warning.
Available options include climate control, heated seats, 360-degree parking sensors, reversing camera, auto lights and wipers, plus blind spot warning, and a range of door and glazing configurations.
Prices start at £34,500 before VAT but after the plug-in van grant for the standard wheelbase, low-roof model. LWB, low-roof versions are £1,000 more and the higher roof adds another £1,000 to the LWB price.
