New all-electric Vauxhall Vivaro-e Life unveiled

Vauxhall has introduced a new, all-electric model of its 9-seat men and women provider. It’s named the Vivaro-e Life and it will observe the Vivaro-e panel van into the showrooms this summer, with 1st deliveries expected to arrive in the direction of the end of the 12 months.

Like the panel van, the Vauxhall Vivaro-e Life is driven by a 50kWh battery pack and a front-mounted electric motor, which has an output of 134bhp and 260Nm of torque. Prime speed is electronically restricted to 80mph, when the van’s utmost array is 143 miles.

As conventional, the Vivaro-e Life characteristics a seven.4kW on-board charger, which can completely replenish the van’s 50kWh battery pack in just beneath 8 hrs. Nevertheless, the process also features assistance for 100kW DC quick-charging, which can top rated the battery up to eighty for every cent capacity in all over thirty minutes.

The battery pack is mounted beneath the vehicle’s flooring, so there is no influence on practicality among the diesel-driven and all-electric variants. Boot room remains the identical, with a utmost capacity of all over four,500 litres, when the Vivaro-e Life can tow masses up to a tonne – a 1st for the section, says Vauxhall. 

Prospective buyers have their preference of two entire body lengths and seating for both five, 6, 7 or 8 travellers. The two rear benches are mounted on sliding rails, allowing for the driver to pick among legroom or luggage room with all the seats folded down, there is room to transportation objects up to 3.5 metres in length.

Dependent on the trim-degree, consumers have obtain to air conditioning, front and rear parking sensors, a 180-diploma parking digicam and 7-inch touchscreen infotainment process with assistance for Apple CarPlay and Android Vehicle. The flagship Lounge model also gets a ten-speaker stereo process, leather upholstery and a massage function for the front seats.

There’s also an considerable array of driver aid technological innovation, such as lane-preserving assist, a drowsiness alert, semi-adaptive cruise control, higher-beam assist, a head-up display screen and a front-going through digicam, which can recognise pedestrians straying into the street and use the brakes at speeds up to 19mph.

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