Citroën ë-Dispatch L2H1 crew van
Citroën ë-Dispatch Crew Van XL Electric 136hp Automatic Enterprise (75kWh)
The Citroën ë-Dispatch Crew Van XL Electric 136hp Automatic Enterprise (75kWh) has 194-230 miles of official range, a 1,011kg payload and 100kW rapid charging. List price £44,360 excluding VAT.
Electric · medium van · L2 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 L2H1 crew van price changes
Citroën raised the list price of the ë-Dispatch Crew Van XL Electric 136hp Automatic Enterprise (75kWh) by £250 to £44,360 excluding VAT in the price list THRIVE recorded on 13 October 2026.
| Date | Was | Now | Change | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 October 2026 (recorded) | £44,110 | £44,360 | +£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
Capable crew-cab electric van, but payload and load space trail the class, and it costs more than its diesel sibling.
This XL crew van is built to carry people and cargo together, with a second row of seats eating into space. That shows in the numbers: payload of 1,011kg sits in the lowest quarter of medium vans, and load volume of 4 cubic metres is also in the lowest quarter. Fine for teams who need seats more than sheer load space, less so for payload-heavy work.
Range and charging sit squarely in the middle of the electric medium van field: 194 miles official range is at the median, the 69kWh usable battery is at the median, and 100kW peak DC charging is also at the median. An 11kW AC top-up takes seven hours thirty minutes, and a rapid charger can take it from 5 to 80% in forty-five minutes, which suits planned depot or route charging rather than frequent long detours.
At £44,360 before VAT this is in the top quarter of medium van pricing, and even after the Zero Emission Van Grant it lists £5,155 above the equivalent diesel Dispatch Crew Van XL. Depot or home charging can claw some of that back over diesel running costs, but that depends on mileage and where the van charges. Braked towing of 1,000kg is also below the class median, worth checking against the diesel's 2,500kg if trailer work matters.
Best for
- Teams needing seats and cargo in one vehicle
- Operators running planned depot or home charging routes
- Fleets able to absorb a higher upfront price for lower running costs
Think twice
- Payload and load volume both in the lowest quarter for medium vans
- Costs more than the diesel equivalent even after the grant
- Towing capacity below class median
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 L1H1 crew van | Electric | 1,075 kg | 194-230 miles | £44,160 |
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 XL Electric 136hp Automatic Enterprise (75kWh) compares with Citroën Dispatch Crew Van XL 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 214kg less (1,011kg against 1,225kg).
- Towing. Braked towing: 1,000kg electric, 2,500kg diesel.
- Energy. Charging at a small-business depot costs about 10.2p a mile against 18.9p for diesel: roughly £2,175 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 2.4 years.
When the diesel is the more practical choice
- Loads that use the last 214kg 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 XL Diesel 150hp Manual Enterprise's official 39.8mpg.
- 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: L2 H1 · crew van
| Electric (this van) | Diesel | |
|---|---|---|
| Spec | Citroën ë-Dispatch Crew Van XL Electric 136hp Automatic Enterprise (75kWh) | Citroën Dispatch Crew Van XL Diesel 150hp Manual Enterprise |
| List price (ex VAT) | £44,360 | £34,205 |
| Payload | 1,011 kg | 1,225 kg |
| Load volume | 4 m³ | 4 m³ |
| Range / economy | 194-230 miles | 39.8 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 competitorFord E-Transit Custom Trend 320 LWB Low Roof Double Cab-In-Van (L2 H1), 71kWh 100kW / 136PS RWD£1,270 more, 141kg less payload, 31 miles more official range.
- Direct competitorPeugeot E-Expert Crew Van M Electric 136hp Automatic Professional (75kWh)64kg more payload, 0.8m³ less load space.
- Combustion alternativeRenault Trafic Van LL30 Blue dCi 130 Advance Crew Van MY26.5Diesel, 40.9mpg official, £10,810 cheaper.
- Direct competitorToyota Proace Electric Icon Medium Electric 75 kWh 136 DIN hp Auto£2,523 cheaper, 1.8m³ more load space.
The same van is also sold as Peugeot E-Expert Crew Van XL Electric 136hp Automatic Professional (75kWh) (£44,360), 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"; XL 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 XL / Crew Van XL' and the dimension tables head the columns M/XL (overall length 4980 < 5331), so XL = XL. 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 XL 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.