Peugeot has joined sister brands Opel and Vauxhall
with the unveiling of the e-Expert. The zero-emission van shares its
underpinnings with the Vivaro, Toyota ProAce and other vehicles, as it’s based
on PSA’s modular EMP2 platform, and will become available in the second half of
2020.
Like the Vivaro-e, Peugeot’s new light commercial
vehicle (LCV) will be offered with a choice of two battery sizes. The base
model will get the 50 kWh, which promises a range of 200 km in the
WLTP cycle, whereas with the 75 kWh option, it is capable of traveling for 299 km on a single charge.
Except for the charging port added to the left front
quarter panel, the new e-Expert looks identical to the ICE-powered versions of
the French van. We don’t expect any major changes inside either, aside from the
infotainment screen that will likely receive some extra function(s) for the EV
powertrain, and perhaps some trim updates.
Peugeot has high expectations from the e-Expert, as
it will strengthen its LCV lineup and will further boost the division’s sales.
Since its launch in 2016, they delivered more than 170,000 units of the LCV
worldwide.
The electric panel van will join the company’s
zero-emission vehicle lineup that currently counts the e-Boxer van, e-208
supermini and e-2008 subcompact crossover, and will expand the electrified
family that includes the liftback and estate plug-in hybrid versions of the
508, as well as the 3008 Hybrid4. Full specs and pricing will be
announced in due course.
