Citroën ë-Dispatch L1H1 crew van
Citroën ë-Dispatch Crew Van M Electric 136hp Automatic Enterprise (75kWh)
The Citroën ë-Dispatch Crew Van M Electric 136hp Automatic Enterprise (75kWh) has 194-230 miles of official range, a 1,075kg payload and 100kW rapid charging. List price £44,160 excluding VAT.
Electric · medium van · L1 H1 · crew van · on sale
Dimensions
Price
Battery and range
| Usable battery | 69 kWh[4] |
|---|---|
| Gross battery | 75 kWh[4] |
| Official range | 194-230 miles (WLTP combined)[2] (the maker gives a spread for this version, not one figure; lists and comparisons use the lower end, 194 miles) |
| Energy use | WLTP electric energy consumption VL 224 Wh/km, VH 264 Wh/km (range of values, not a single combined figure)[4] |
| Test cycle | WLTP combined, 194-230 miles by spec[4] |
Load
Charging
Ownership
| Warranty | Three-year warranty package, five-year anti-perforation, two-year paint; battery 8 years/100,000 miles up to 70% capacity[4] |
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Citroën ë-Dispatch L1H1 crew van price changes
Citroën raised the list price of the ë-Dispatch Crew Van M Electric 136hp Automatic Enterprise (75kWh) by £250 to £44,160 excluding VAT in the price list THRIVE recorded on 13 October 2026.
| Date | Was | Now | Change | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 October 2026 (recorded) | £43,910 | £44,160 | +£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 crew van for carrying people and modest loads locally, but payload, volume and price all sit behind rivals.
This is a crew van version of the Dispatch, built for jobs that need both seats and cargo space. Its official range of 194 miles sits exactly at the median for electric medium vans, and the 69kWh usable battery and 100kW peak DC charging are also median figures - solid but not standout. A rapid charger gets it to 80% in 45 minutes, useful for depot-based, lower-mileage work rather than long motorway days.
Practicality takes a hit from the crew layout: payload of 1,075kg is below the medium van median of 1,173kg, and load volume of 3.2m³ sits in the lowest quarter of the class. Towing at 1,000kg (braked) is also below median. At £44,160 before VAT, it's in the top quarter of medium van prices, and even after the Zero Emission Van Grant it lists £5,155 more than the equivalent diesel Dispatch crew van, which also carries more (1,245kg) on the same 3.2m³ body.
Against electric rivals it's a mixed picture. The Peugeot E-Expert Crew Van M shares identical payload, volume, towing and range figures at the same price, so choice there is down to badge and dealer terms. The Vauxhall Vivaro Electric undercuts it on price while offering more payload and volume for the same range. The diesel Ford Transit Custom crew van is cheaper still and tows more, worth a look for operators not tied to electric running.
Best for
- Crews needing seats plus cargo on local, depot-based routes
- Operators who can charge at depot or home rather than on public rapid chargers
- Fleets wanting the Zero Emission Van Grant to offset the diesel price gap
Think twice
- Payload below the medium van median (1,075kg vs 1,173kg)
- Load volume in the bottom quarter of the class at 3.2m³
- List price in the top quarter, and still £5,155 above the diesel equivalent after 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 L1H1 | Electric | 1,210 kg | 194-230 miles | £41,460 |
| Citroën ë-Dispatch L2H1 | Electric | 1,138 kg | 194-230 miles | £42,260 |
| 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.
Electric or diesel?
How the Citroën ë-Dispatch Crew Van M Electric 136hp Automatic Enterprise (75kWh) compares with Citroën Dispatch Crew 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 170kg less (1,075kg against 1,245kg).
- Towing. Braked towing: 1,000kg electric, 2,500kg diesel.
- Energy. Charging at a small-business depot costs about 10.2p a mile against 18.6p for diesel: roughly £2,100 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 170kg 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 Crew Van M Diesel 150hp Manual Enterprise's official 40.4mpg.
- 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 · crew van
| Electric (this van) | Diesel | |
|---|---|---|
| Spec | Citroën ë-Dispatch Crew Van M Electric 136hp Automatic Enterprise (75kWh) | Citroën Dispatch Crew Van M Diesel 150hp Manual Enterprise |
| List price (ex VAT) | £44,160 | £34,005 |
| Payload | 1,075 kg | 1,245 kg |
| Load volume | 3.2 m³ | 3.2 m³ |
| Range / economy | 194-230 miles | 40.4 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 Crew Van XL Electric 136hp Automatic Professional (75kWh)64kg less payload, 0.8m³ more load space.
- Direct competitorVauxhall Vivaro Electric Panel Van M Electric 136hp Automatic Prime (75kWh)£1,855 cheaper, 135kg more payload, 2.1m³ more load space.
- Combustion alternativeFord Transit Custom Trend 320 SWB Low Roof Double Cab-In-Van (L1 H1), 2.0L EcoBlue 110PS 6 Speed Manual FWDDiesel, 38.2mpg official, £6,210 cheaper, 149kg more payload.
- Direct competitorFord Transit City Van Trend 300S SWB H1 56kWh 110kW / 150PS 1-speed automatic FWD£15,160 cheaper, 3.2m³ more load space, 36.19999999999999 miles less official range.
The same van is also sold as Peugeot E-Expert Crew Van M Electric 136hp Automatic Professional (75kWh) (£44,160), 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
4 documents: Citroën UK, GOV.UK (DfT/OZEV), Citroën UK (Stellantis) - ë-Dispatch & Dispatch Prices & Specifications
- Citroën UK, published 1 October 2026, retrieved 5 October 2026. Supports: load length (at floor), overall length, overall width (excluding mirrors), overall height. page 17, page heading "CITROËN Ë-DISPATCH & DISPATCH | Dimensions"; table "Interior Dimensions - Crew Van"; M column (read visually from the rendered page). Crew Van interior table, row 'Load length at floor' (mid-height 1352/1700 not used); the crew table gives no width or height rows, so those fields are left blank for crew vans. 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 (DfT/OZEV), retrieved 17 September 2026. Supports: zero emission van grant.
- Citroën UK (Stellantis) - ë-Dispatch & Dispatch Prices & Specifications, retrieved 17 September 2026. Supports: usable battery, gross battery, energy use, test cycle, gross vehicle weight, payload, load volume, towing capacity (braked), ac charging (max), dc rapid charging (peak), rapid charge time, warranty.
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 Crew Van M Electric 136hp Automatic Enterprise (75kWh) 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.