CAR drives the first of the new mega-battery large vans, with the Mercedes-Benz eSprinter promising 270-miles or more on a charge
have really upped their game when it comes to their range. Up until recently, the small and medium vans were setting the pace, with their bigger siblings needing to be charged after you have done 100 miles or fewer.
This comes thanks in part to the new motor, which accounts for around 8% of the improvement, while the tyres and aerodynamic changes make up 7%. The rest is thanks to minor tweaks here and there. This is all as you would expect really, as the biggest change that Mercedes has made is that you can go further before stopping to charge. The elephant in the room is the battery. Firstly the sheer size of it and the van needed to carry it.
The other factor is the weight. More on the implications of that below, but it has little notable impact on how the eSprinter drives. We drove it with a couple of hundred kilos payload on top of the battery weight, and it felt assured around corners and over the few imperfections on our test route. The other eco-minded feature is the three driving modes, named ‘Comfort’, ‘Eco’ and ‘Maximum Range’. It’s nice to see them labelled appropriately – having a Power mode would feel wrong in a vehicle like this – and everything other than Eco dials back the various features to channel as much battery to the wheels as possible.Ah, yes. There’s the rub. A 113kWh battery is indeed rather big. That’s why this is such a big van – it needs the length to fit it underneath after all.
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