It's the most important electric van in Britain so it goes without saying that knowing the Ford E-Transit Custom range is going to be an important little nugget of information for many owners and potential buyers.
The E-Transit Custom driving range not only determines just how far you can go on a single charge, it also impacts how much you can work. More miles might mean more money. So it's important to know the van's range, and what you're likely to be doing with it.
Of course you don't always need the battery to be able to do a full day's work, so it's also important to know how you can charge and how quickly you can get those extra miles added. That's why as well as the Ford E-Transit Custom's range, we'll also cover the battery size and the charging speeds of this really imporant medium electric van.
Read on to find out if the Ford E-Transit Custom range is enough for you and your needs.
When it comes to range everyone assumes that bigger is better, but the Ford E-Transit Custom range has to cater for a wide range of drivers. It's not simply a question of slapping in the biggest battery and pleasing everyone, because as Britain's bestseller, the E-Transit Custom battery size has to work for everyone.
Ford thinks that your average van driver drives less than 75 miles (120km) a day. For the most part, they're probably right. But there's always that 'what-if' scenario in buyers' heads. So, the E-Transit Custom range has to comfortably exceed the norm and push on for quite a few more miles than people will feel comfortable with.
At Launch: The E-Transit Custom comes with a single battery size, giving an official WLTP-rated range of up to 209 miles (337 km).
Of course you're not going to take the manufacturer's word for that, but our testing has shown that while the official WLTP figures can be optimistic, the E-Transit Custom is capable of a decent return in real-world conditions.
With a bit of weight on board and driving normally (not like the test conditions of the WLTP test cycle) we'd estimate that the real-world range of the E-Transit Custom is around 170 miles (274 km).
Throw on a bit more weight and that number is going to decrease a little but even with a full payload of up to 1,100kg on board we think you'll be comfortably north of 150 miles on a single charge.
Being in the middle of the Ford van range, you would think that the E-Transit Custom would have a middle sized battery compared to the Ford E-Transit battery and the Ford E-Transit Courier battery.
At Launch: Ford launched the E-Transit Custom with just one battery size, making the choice simpler for buyers. The E-Transit Custom is equipped with a usable battery capacity of 64 kWh.
Ford has focused on improving the technology in its batteries with an increased energy density of 12% compared to the standard Ford E-Transit. Combined with the batteries being mounted directly to the body, it has improved durability and reduced weight, improving the overall efficiency of the electric Custom.
The E-Transit Custom's battery system uses Nickel Cobalt Manganese (NCM) pouch cells.
The E-Transit Custom's charging capabilities have been designed to suit the various needs of its wierd and wonderful range of customers. That's why there is both slow AC charging and faster DC charging as standard on all E-Transit Custom vans.
AC Charging: The vehicle comes with a standard 11 kW onboard charger. A full charge from 0-100% can be completed in about 6 hours and 40 minutes using a three-phase supply.
If you're using a 7kW wallbox (the type most commonly found in a domestic house) then that charging speed will be around 9 hours for a full charge.
DC Fast Charging: This is the fastest way to charge the E-Transit Custom with a peak DC charging rate of up to 125 kW.
A 10-80% charge can be done in just 39 minutes. The last 20% will take quite a while longer (because that's just the way batteries work), but you should still be done in around an hour for a full charge.
