Electric vehicles aren't known for their high towing capacities, in fact the very first models weren't able to tow anything at all, but you're here to find out the Citroen E-Relay towing capacity and with luck it's one of the few vans with a pretty good one.
In this article we'll cover the towing capacity of the Citroen E-Relay as well as the overall weight for the van and for towing a trailer. There's also details on the tow bar and on how to tow the Citroen E-Relay itself - we'll give you a hint... it's not that easy.
If you're looking for details on the Citroen E-Jumper, this article also covers this as the E-Jumper and the E-Relay are the same model. The E-Relay is the British name for the van, while Citroen call it the E-Jumper in Europe.
The Citroen E-Relay has a maximum towing capacity of 2400kg for a braked trailer or 750kg for a unbraked trailer.
That's it. That's really all there is to know about the maximum towing weights for the electric Relay van. There's currently just one rating for all vans, regardless of its size of GVW.
The E-Relay van can tow a braked or unbraked trailer up to 2400kg and is also able to tow many other things as well.
The gross train weight is the total amount the van, payload and trailer is allowed to weigh. The Citroen E-Relay has a maximum gross train weight of 5500kg or 5.5 tonnes. This is for all models, regardess of whether it is a 3.5 tonne GVW van or a 4.25 tonne model.
The tow bar is not a standard fit item, in fact it's not officially even on the options list for the electric version of the panel van.
However, there is the optoin of a tow bar for the ICE van which comes at a cost of £500.
The Citroen E-Relay is a front-wheel-drive van, which means the electric motors are powering the front wheels.
That's the important part of knowing how to tow the E-Relay. If you can lift the front axle you won't damage the electric motors - which cannot be pulled or pushed.
Instead you need to lift the front of the van off the ground so that the wheels don't turn. Then with just the rear wheels on the ground you can safely tow the E-Relay.
Of course that's not as easy as just hooking up a tow rope. In reality if you've broken down or are stuck, you're going to need professional help.
Again, recovering an electric van is not a job for the the amateurs. You can't winch the E-Relay against the electric motors or they will break.
