Ford e-Transit vs Volkswagen e-Caravelle
· Real-world figures, not WLTP
Ford e-Transit
e-Transit Custom Kombi L1 100 kW 71 kWh£54,323 · 168 mi
Wins 3 of 7
Volkswagen e-Caravelle
e-Caravelle L1 100 kW 71 kWh (MY26)£56,489 · 174 mi
Wins 4 of 7
Our verdict
The Ford e-Transit and Volkswagen e-Caravelle are both electric van-based people carriers in the van-based people carrier class. The Ford e-Transit starts at £54,323 in the UK and the Volkswagen e-Caravelle at £56,489, comparing the cheapest version of each.
The e-Transit is £2,166 cheaper to buy new (£54,323 against £56,489).
The e-Caravelle goes further, with about 174 miles of real-world range against 168 for the e-Transit. On top of that, it uses less energy (2.5 mi/kWh against 2.4 mi/kWh) and is quicker, doing 0–62 mph in 12.4 s against 13.0 s.
There's little between them on rapid-charging speed and warranty length (3 years).
Choose the Ford e-Transit if you want the lower price and the Volkswagen e-Caravelle if you want the longest range and lower running costs.
Written from the figures below, comparing the cheapest UK version of each. Other versions can differ: open them in Compare to swap versions.
Price
- Price new
- £54,323 (best)on sale now
- £56,489on sale now
- Used from (estimated)
- £31,0002025 car
- –too new
- Price per mile of range
- £324 (best)
- £325
Range and efficiency
- Real-world range
- 168 mi270 km, estimate
- 174 mi (best)280 km, estimate
- Range today, used (estimated)
- about 165 mi2025 car, est.
- –
- Efficiency
- 2.4 mi/kWh263 Wh/km, estimate
- 2.5 mi/kWh (best)253 Wh/km, estimate
- Range with one 15-min stop
- 170 mi273 km
- 175 mi (best)282 km
Charging
- Rapid charging
- 105 kW10–80% average
- 105 kW10–80% average
- Home (AC) charging
- 11 kW
- 11 kW
- Charging plug
- Type 2 CCS
- Type 2 CCS
- Vehicle-to-load (V2L)
- Yes
- Yes
- Vehicle-to-home (V2H)
- No
- No
- Vehicle-to-grid (V2G)
- No
- No
Battery
- Usable battery
- 70.9 kWh
- 70.9 kWh
- Battery chemistry
- NCM (nickel manganese cobalt)
- NCM (nickel manganese cobalt)
- Heat pump
- Yes
- Yes
Body and performance
- Body style
- Van-based people carrier
- Van-based people carrier
- Size class
- N · Van-based people carrier
- N · Van-based people carrier
- Seats
- 7
- 7
- Drive
- Rear-wheel drive
- Rear-wheel drive
- 0–62 mph
- 13.0 s0–100 km/h
- 12.4 s (best)0–100 km/h
- Weight
- 2,409 kg
- 2,401 kg
Size
- Length
- 5.05 m16 ft 7 in
- –
- Width (without mirrors)
- 2.00 m6 ft 7 in
- –
- Width with mirrors
- 2.28 m7 ft 6 in
- –
- Height
- 1.96 m6 ft 5 in
- –
- Wheelbase
- 3.10 m10 ft 2 in
- 3.10 m10 ft 2 in
Practicality and safety
- Boot space
- 0 litres
- 0 litres
- Towbar available
- Yes
- Yes
- Towing (braked)
- 2,000 kg
- 2,000 kg
- Max payload
- 981 kg (best)people and luggage
- 969 kgpeople and luggage
- Euro NCAP rating
- –not tested yet
- –not tested yet
Warranty (UK)
- Car warranty
- 3 years60,000 miles
- 3 years60,000 miles
- Battery warranty
- 8 years100,000 miles
- 8 years100,000 miles, 70% capacity
- Passes to next owner
- Not confirmed
- Yes
Availability
- Status
- On sale new
- On sale new
- Model years
- 2025 on
- 2026 on
Green marks the better figure in each row. Range is a real-world estimate, not WLTP. Used prices are estimates. Warranty terms are UK terms from each maker’s website.
Every version
Ford e-Transit
- e-Transit Custom Kombi L1 100 kW 71 kWh£54,323 · 168 mi
- e-Transit Custom Kombi L2 100 kW 71 kWh£55,163 · 165 mi
- e-Transit Custom Kombi L1 160 kW 71 kWh£58,151 · 168 mi
- e-Transit Custom Kombi L2 160 kW 71 kWh£58,991 · 165 mi
Volkswagen e-Caravelle
- e-Caravelle L1 100 kW 71 kWh (MY26)£56,489 · 174 mi
- e-Caravelle L2 100 kW 71 kWh (MY26)£57,509 · 171 mi
- e-Caravelle L1 160 kW 71 kWh (MY26)£60,917 · 174 mi
- e-Caravelle L2 160 kW 71 kWh (MY26)£61,937 · 171 mi
- e-Caravelle L1 210 kW 71 kWh (MY26)£66,695 · 174 mi
- e-Caravelle L2 210 kW 71 kWh (MY26)£67,715 · 171 mi