Allied eExpert Electric Van Review

Glasgow based Allied Vehicles have become one of the most interesting active businesses in the UK’s van market at present. Besides producing taxi conversions and wheelchair-accessible vehicles, it’s fast becoming a major converter of electric vans. Allied Vehicles battery-powered line-up is based heavily on Peugeots and includes the eExpert. Fitted with lithium-ion batteries and a 60kW Ansaldo three-phase electric motor, it boasts an average range of 100 miles between recharges and a top speed of 70mph. It takes from six to eight hours to recharge the battery pack fully. Top payload is 580kg and the conversion can be specified on either the L2 H1 or the L2 H2 model. The former offers 6.0m3 of cargo space while the latter provides 7.0m3.