2027 Renault Trafic Van E-Tech advance

Cost

Price Basic price, excluding VAT, as vans are quoted. £47,715 on the road, including VAT and after the £5,000 grant.

£38,000

Battery

Battery Usable capacity.

81 kWh

Range

Range WLTP, up to, in the L1, pending homologation.

292 miles

Efficiency Derived from the 17.2 kWh per 100 km that Renault quotes as its minimum, pending homologation.

3.61 mi/kWh

Charging

Max fast charge power Peak, from the UK specification table and business.renault.co.uk. The same release's text says 240 kW, which is the charger Renault quoted the claim against in September.

190 kW

10 to 80% charge time 15 to 80%, from business.renault.co.uk, pending homologation. The UK release says "less than 20" and "around 20" minutes to 80%, with no starting charge.

22 mins

AC charge power The same on both batteries.

11 kW

System voltage Renault says it is the only medium electric van on sale in the UK with 800 volts. The Master and Kangoo beside it are 400 volt vans.

800 V

Heat pump Standard on both trims.

Yes

Autocharge Autocharge is Fastned and Osprey's way of starting a charge without an app or a card: you plug in and the charger recognises the car. This one should work, but neither network has confirmed it yet.

Yes

Performance

Drive

FWD

Motor

160 kW

Torque

355 Nm

Details

Towing capacity Renault says up to 2 tonnes and does not split it by version.

2,000 kg

Seating A driver's seat and a two-seat passenger bench with storage.

3 seats

Platform Renault Group's new medium van platform, and the first of five LCVs it will carry by 2028.

RGEV

Dimensions

Turning circle The same as a Clio, which Renault leans on rather harder than the load figures. One figure is given for both lengths.

10.3 metres

Length

4,870 mm

Width Mirrors folded

1,920 mm

Height Under the 1.9 m that standard underground car parks are built to, which is the point of the figure.

1,890 mm

Volume The L1, pending homologation, calculated as length by width by height rather than to the VDA standard. Three Euro pallets fit, and the load floor is 53 cm off the ground.

5.1 m³

Payload Up to, in the L1, pending homologation. Renault does not split it by battery or trim.

1,300 kg

Width including mirrors Renault quoted 2.3 m in September. The UK table's 1,920 mm is the body, and this is the wider of the two.

2,300 mm

Tech

V2L (3-pin socket) For tools on site. Renault's release says optional on advance in one paragraph and standard in the next and in the grade walk; extra has it either way, with 230 V sockets in the cabin and load area.

Yes

Android Auto Wireless, on both trims.

Yes

Android Automotive openR evo, with Google Play Store access: a 12.3 inch centre screen and a 10 inch driver display.

Yes

Apple CarPlay Wireless, on both trims.

Yes

Over-the-air updates Software-defined: two computers in place of 80 ECUs, running the Android-based CAR OS that Renault built with Google. Businesses can add their own apps.

Yes

What you get

Exterior

• 16-inch steel wheels with central covers Standard

Technology

• 10-inch digital driver display Standard
• 12.3-inch openR evo multimedia system Standard
• Wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto Standard
• Google Play Store access Standard
• Over-the-air software updates Standard
• DAB radio with four speakers Standard
• Two dashboard USB-C sockets Standard
• Heat pump Standard

Professional equipment

• Vehicle-to-load capability Standard
• Sliding side door Standard
• 180-degree opening rear doors Standard
• Full bulkhead Standard
• Six to eight floor lashing rings Standard
• 8 mm wooden load floor Standard
• Mid-height polypropylene side protection Standard
• LED load-area lighting Standard

Safety and driver assistance

• Adaptive cruise control with speed limiter Standard
• Front, rear and side parking sensors Standard
• Rear-view camera Standard
• Automatic emergency braking, front and rear Standard
• Emergency lane keeping assist Standard
• Traffic sign recognition with speed alert Standard
• Advanced driver monitoring Standard
• Tyre pressure monitoring Standard
• Perimetric and volumetric alarm with deadlocking Standard
• Driver and passenger airbags Standard

Comfort and convenience

• Manual air conditioning Standard
• LED adaptive headlights with automatic high beam Standard
• Automatic headlights and wipers Standard
• Hands-free access and start card Standard
• Electric parking brake with auto-hold Standard
• Electrically adjustable, heated door mirrors Standard
• Height, depth and inclination adjustable driver's seat Standard