LDV eDeliver 7 mid-size electric van confirmed for Oz
Chinese car-maker confirms electric Toyota HiAce rival and it could be here within monthsNot content with announcing Australia’s first 4x4 electric ute for release next year , LDV Australia yesterday also confirmed the LDV eDeliver 7 electric van for local launch within months.
Executives from the SAIC Motor-owned company’s Australian importer said two versions of the mid-size LDV eDeliver 7, a zero-emissions rival for the Toyota HiAce, could hit local showrooms as soon as November if “all the stars align’.
Set to slot in below to the larger LDV eDeliver 9 electric van released in November 2022, the eDeliver 7 will be offered here in both short-wheelbase (3000mm) and long-wheelbase (3366mm) variants, as well as two roof height options – a ‘low’ 1990mm roof as well as a high-roof version that allows people up to 170cm tall to stand up in the cargo area.
Full details including pricing are yet to be announced, however, the LDV eDeliver 7 will come standard with a 77kWh lithium-ion battery that’s said to offer ‘more than 300km’ of driving range (WLTP), while the option of an 88kWh ‘Extended Range’ battery is also tipped to be on offer, which should bring around 382km of range.
In standard guise, the eDeliver 7 can be DC fast-charged at up to 90kW, and delivers outputs of 150kW/330Nm from a front-mounted electric motor.
A 2.0-litre turbo-diesel four-cylinder version of the Deliver 7 is already on sale in China and LDV Australia says it will eventually be offered Down Under, however, more detail will be provided in 2024.
Based on a modular scalable platform that can underpin both electric and internal combustion engine (ICE) powertrains, the LDV eDeliver 7 is set to bring a comprehensive safety and driver assistance suite.
Among other functions, this will include autonomous emergency braking (AEB), lane assist, adaptive cruise control, driver fatigue warning and traffic sign recognition, allowing the eDeliver 7 to launch here with Level 2 autonomous driving capability, which LDV says will be boosted to Level 4 autonomy by 2025.
While local LDV executives shied away from admitting the new eDeliver 7 would replace current models such as the G10 and V80, it was certainly implied.
“We are not about to abandon our ICE model range or our customers,” LDV Australia general manager Dinesh Chinnappa told media.
“The fact is, we have a wonderful ICE business and we intend to keep it that way, for as long as our customers and the Australian market wants us to.”
But the brand that introduced Australia’s first electric ute has bigger plans, vowing to become the leading commercial EV brand Down Under.
“We will be the dominant supplier of commercial electric vehicles to the Australian market within two years,” said Chinnappa.
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