Citroën ë-Dispatch L1H1
Citroën ë-Dispatch Panel Van M Electric 136hp Automatic Enterprise
The Citroën ë-Dispatch Panel Van M Electric 136hp Automatic Enterprise has 194-230 miles of official range, a 1,210kg payload and 100kW rapid charging. List price £41,460 excluding VAT.
Electric · medium van · L1 H1 · on sale
Dimensions
Price
Battery and range
Load
Charging
Ownership
| Warranty | Battery 8 years/100,000 miles/70% capacity[4] |
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Citroën ë-Dispatch L1H1 price changes
Citroën raised the list price of the ë-Dispatch Panel Van M Electric 136hp Automatic Enterprise by £250 to £41,460 excluding VAT in the price list THRIVE recorded on 13 October 2026.
| Date | Was | Now | Change | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 October 2026 (recorded) | £41,210 | £41,460 | +£250 | Citroën UK |
List prices excluding VAT, from the manufacturer's own UK price lists. A date marked "recorded" is the day THRIVE took in a new price list that carried no date of its own.
THRIVE verdict
A capable payload for a medium electric van, but check load volume, towing and the price against its diesel twin.
This ë-Dispatch carries 1,210kg, above the median for medium vans and comfortably more than most rivals here, which matters if your loads are heavy rather than bulky. Load volume of 5.3m³ sits below the class median of 5.8m³, so it's better suited to palletised or boxed work: the floor takes three Euro pallets or two UK pallets in a single row, and 8x4 sheets lie flat between the wheel arches.
Range is 194 miles, exactly at the median for electric medium vans, with a 69kWh usable battery and 100kW peak DC charging also sitting at the class median rather than leading it. That's enough for depot-based local and regional work with predictable routes, less convincing for drivers who need to range far beyond that on a single charge. The Peugeot E-Expert XL and Maxus eDELIVER 5 offer similar or slightly longer range with different payload and towing trade-offs worth weighing.
At £41,460 before the Zero Emission Van Grant, this lists above the medium van median, and even after the grant it's £5,155 more than the diesel Dispatch twin, which also carries more payload at 1,326kg. Whether that premium pays off depends on mileage and whether you're charging at depot or home rather than on public rapid chargers. Note the same van is sold as the Fiat E-Scudo, Peugeot E-Expert and Vauxhall Vivaro Electric at near-identical prices and specs.
Best for
- Depot or home-charging local delivery rounds
- Pallet and boxed-goods work needing strong payload
- Businesses wanting a known electric badge with siblings to compare
Think twice
- Towing capacity (1,000kg) is below the class median
- Load volume (5.3m³) trails the class median for bulky loads
- Price premium over the diesel Dispatch twin, even after the grant
Written 27 October 2026 from the verified figures on this page and the rest of the THRIVE database, and checked figure by figure before publishing. How we check
Other Citroën Dispatch versions
| Version | Fuel | Payload | Range / economy | Price ex VAT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citroën Dispatch L1H1 diesel | Diesel | 1,326 kg | 40.9 mpg | £31,305 |
| Citroën Dispatch L2H1 diesel | Diesel | 1,294 kg | 39.8 mpg | £32,205 |
| Citroën Dispatch L1H1 crew van diesel | Diesel | 1,245 kg | 40.4 mpg | £34,005 |
| Citroën Dispatch L2H1 crew van diesel | Diesel | 1,225 kg | 39.8 mpg | £34,205 |
| Citroën ë-Dispatch L2H1 | Electric | 1,138 kg | 194-230 miles | £42,260 |
| Citroën ë-Dispatch L1H1 crew van | Electric | 1,075 kg | 194-230 miles | £44,160 |
| Citroën ë-Dispatch L2H1 crew van | Electric | 1,011 kg | 194-230 miles | £44,360 |
Every length, roof and fuel side by side, with a configurator, on the Citroën Dispatch page.
What fits in the load area
| Euro pallets (1,200 x 800mm) | 3, in a single row |
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| UK standard pallets (1,200 x 1,000mm) | 2, in a single row |
| 8 x 4 sheets (2,440 x 1,220mm) | Lie flat on the floor, between the wheel arches |
| Pipe, timber or ladders | Up to 2.5m on the floor |
Worked out from the verified floor length 2,512mm, 1,258mm between the wheel arches, 1,397mm high. At the full Euro pallet count, the payload allows about 400kg per pallet. Counts use the width between the wheel arches for the whole floor, so they never over-count. Door openings are not in our data: check the rear and side door apertures before relying on a count. Goods stacked on a pallet can stand up to about 1,247mm tall, allowing 150mm for the pallet itself.
Electric or diesel?
How the Citroën ë-Dispatch Panel Van M Electric 136hp Automatic Enterprise compares with Citroën Dispatch Panel Van M Diesel 150hp Manual Enterprise, the same body with the other powertrain, for a typical working day.
Electric could work: check the points below
- Range. 100 miles a day sits comfortably inside a planning range of about 136 miles, so an overnight charge covers the day.
- Payload. The electric version carries 116kg less (1,210kg against 1,326kg).
- Towing. Braked towing: 1,000kg electric, 2,500kg diesel.
- Energy. Charging at a small-business depot costs about 10.2p a mile against 18.4p for diesel: roughly £2,050 a year less at 25,000 miles.
- Price. The electric version lists for £5,155 more after the £5,000 zero emission van and truck grant, which the energy saving covers in about 2.5 years.
When the diesel is the more practical choice
- Loads that use the last 116kg of the diesel's payload.
- Towing more than 1,000kg.
How this is worked out
- Planning range is 70% of the official 194-mile WLTP figure, allowing for winter weather and a full load.
- Energy use 0.356 kWh a mile: the usable battery divided by the official range.
- Diesel 165.48p a litre excluding VAT (DESNZ, week of 2 November 2026); the Citroën Dispatch Panel Van M Diesel 150hp Manual Enterprise's official 40.9mpg.
- Electricity: 28.59p/kWh at a small-business depot (DESNZ, excluding VAT), 26.32p at home as the driver pays (Ofgem price cap), 65.83p on public rapid chargers (Zapmap, excluding VAT).
- 250 working days a year. List prices exclude VAT and options; running costs exclude servicing, insurance, tax and residual values.
Indicative only: a guide to whether electric is worth a closer look, not a quote. For whole-fleet costs see fleet charging costs and van break-even.
Electric and diesel compared: L1 H1
| Electric (this van) | Diesel | |
|---|---|---|
| Spec | Citroën ë-Dispatch Panel Van M Electric 136hp Automatic Enterprise | Citroën Dispatch Panel Van M Diesel 150hp Manual Enterprise |
| List price (ex VAT) | £41,460 | £31,305 |
| Payload | 1,210 kg | 1,326 kg |
| Load volume | 5.3 m³ | 5.3 m³ |
| Range / economy | 194-230 miles | 40.9 mpg |
| Towing (braked) | 1,000 kg | 2,500 kg |
Both at a typical fleet specification, from each manufacturer's UK price list; sources are on each van's page. For running costs per mile, see the Fleet Cost Index and van break-even.
Alternatives worth considering
- Direct competitorPeugeot E-Expert Panel Van XL Electric 136hp Automatic Professional (75kWh)£800 more, 72kg less payload, 0.8m³ more load space.
- Direct competitorMaxus eDELIVER 5 L1 H1 Van 64kWh1.3m³ more load space.
- Combustion alternativeFiat Professional Scudo Panel Van M Diesel 120hp Manual MY26.5Diesel, 40.9mpg official, £11,455 cheaper.
- Direct competitorFarizon V7E L1 H1 67 kWh£10,960 cheaper, 1.7m³ more load space.
The same van is also sold as Fiat Professional E-Scudo Panel Van M Electric 136hp Automatic MY26.5 (£41,460), Peugeot E-Expert Panel Van M Electric 136hp Automatic Professional (75kWh) (£41,460) and Vauxhall Vivaro Electric Panel Van M Electric 136hp Automatic Prime (75kWh) (£42,305), with identical verified payload, load volume, towing and range.
Chosen from published medium vans in the THRIVE database with a similar load area; reasons compare verified figures only.
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Sources
6 documents: Citroën UK, GOV.UK (OZEV), Citroën UK ë-Dispatch Prices & Specifications (effective 9 Jan 2026)
- Citroën UK, published 1 October 2026, retrieved 5 October 2026. Supports: load length (at floor), load width (maximum), load width between wheel arches, load height (maximum), overall length, overall width (excluding mirrors), overall height. page 17, page heading "CITROËN Ë-DISPATCH & DISPATCH | Dimensions"; table "Interior Dimensions - Panel Van"; M column (read visually from the rendered page). Floor length WITHOUT the load-through bulkhead; the same table gives 3674 / 4026 'with load-through bulkhead open' and 2185 / 2535 at mid-height (not used). Page footnote: load length at floor along the centre can be reduced by the rear door locking mechanism (approx. 50mm). Body mapping: the price list names the versions 'Panel Van M / Crew Van M' and the dimension tables head the columns M/XL (overall length 4980 < 5331), so M = M. Electric van: the dimensions page's own heading is 'CITROËN Ë-DISPATCH & DISPATCH', which is page-specific (other pages are headed 'CITROËN Ë-DISPATCH' alone, e.g. p6 electric prices and p13, or 'CITROËN DISPATCH' alone, e.g. p14-15 diesel technical), so the tables cover both (electric policy rule 4a, as for the Ë-RELAY & RELAY page); no separate electric rows or brackets on the page. Document: Citroën ë-Dispatch & Dispatch price list, 'Effective from 1 October 2026 - MY26.5 (L0)' (PDF created 11 Sep 2026, 20 pages); published_on = effective date. The Citroën, Peugeot and Vauxhall 1 Oct 2026 MY26.5 price lists print the same figure, so no cross-source disagreement.
- Citroën UK, retrieved 13 October 2026. Supports: list price (excluding vat), official range (published spread).
- GOV.UK (OZEV), retrieved 16 September 2026. Supports: zero emission van grant.
- Citroën UK ë-Dispatch Prices & Specifications (effective 9 Jan 2026), retrieved 16 September 2026. Supports: usable battery, gross battery, energy use, payload, load volume, towing capacity (braked), dc rapid charging (peak), rapid charge time, warranty.
- Citroën UK (Stellantis) - ë-Dispatch & Dispatch Prices & Specifications, retrieved 17 September 2026. Supports: test cycle, gross vehicle weight.
- Citroën UK, retrieved 16 September 2026. Supports: ac charging (max).
About these figures
- Specifications verified: 16 October 2026, against the manufacturer documents listed under Sources.
- Latest source added: 16 October 2026, the last time a figure on this page was added or corrected.
- Verdict written: 27 October 2026. It uses only the verified figures here and the THRIVE database; every number in it is checked against those figures, and it is rewritten only when they change.
Specifications vary by trim, engine, battery, length and roof height; these are for the Citroën ë-Dispatch Panel Van M Electric 136hp Automatic Enterprise as named, a typical fleet specification. Range is the official WLTP combined figure; real-world range in winter or fully loaded will be lower. Check the manufacturer's current price list before ordering. If a figure here has changed, tell us on our corrections page.