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Your average Tesla that replaced a range rover probably has sub 8 hours use a week?
Ouch. Also, way less than 8 hours a week.
I think hydrogen might be a better commercial vehicle solution long term. Whilst BEVs are much more efficient than ICE, storage of energy (with current tech) is too heavy. Average van diesel fuel tank probably contains 700kwh+ of energy. Biggest battery pack Tesla makes in their cars is 100kwh.
Even when accounting for the better efficiency, it’s not enough for a full day as a courier etc.
Soul
exactly - if vehicle manufacturers really want to be "investing in the future" they should be putting the same amount of effort into developing EV's for the industrial market as they do on the middle aged white male executive market. Vans like this are clearly miles behind a Tesla in terms of development, but should be way ahead IMO.
Vans get used all day long, 7 days a week. Your average Tesla that replaced a range rover probably has sub 8 hours use a week? Imagine the drop in C02 output getting rid of all diesel engined vans would create. Even just focusing on using EV for urban delivery vans to suit the smaller range and using ICE for long range logistics would have a huge impact on C02 emissions.
Setting up large scale charging for a fleet of vans at a depot is far less complicated than getting sufficient EV charging points in residential areas to make EV ownership realistic for the masses.