Citroën ë-Relay L4H3
Citroën ë-Relay Panel Van L4H3 4.25T Electric 270hp Automatic Enterprise
The Citroën ë-Relay Panel Van L4H3 4.25T Electric 270hp Automatic Enterprise has 252 miles of official range, a 1,385kg payload and 150kW rapid charging. List price £52,165 excluding VAT.
Electric · large van · L4 H3 · on sale
Dimensions
Price
Battery and range
Load
Charging
Ownership
| Warranty | 3yr vehicle warranty + 5yr anti-perforation + 2yr paint, plus 8yr/100,000-mile battery warranty to 70% capacity[4] |
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Citroën ë-Relay L4H3 price changes
Citroën raised the list price of the ë-Relay Panel Van L4H3 4.25T Electric 270hp Automatic Enterprise by £250 to £52,165 excluding VAT in the price list THRIVE recorded on 13 October 2026.
| Date | Was | Now | Change | Source |
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| 13 October 2026 (recorded) | £51,915 | £52,165 | +£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.
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THRIVE verdict
High payload, big volume, strong range - weigh the price against diesel and your mileage.
This ë-Relay combines a payload of 1,385kg, in the highest quarter of large vans, with 17m³ of load space, in the highest 10% of the class. For operators needing both weight capacity and cubic volume, that combination is hard to beat among the vans here, and it matches the Fiat E-Ducato, Peugeot E-Boxer and Vauxhall Movano Electric that share this platform, plus the Toyota Proace Max Electric which has identical payload and volume.
Range of 252 miles sits above the class median, and the 97.8kWh usable battery and 150kW peak DC charging are both joint-highest in the electric large van set, so rapid top-ups to 55 minutes for 5-80% are genuinely quick for this size of vehicle. Towing is more modest at 2,400kg, below the class median and short of the diesel Relay's 3,000kg.
List price is £52,165, in the top quarter for large vans, and after the Zero Emission Van Grant it still costs £10,240 more than the equivalent diesel Relay. An electric van is cheaper to run on depot or home charging but costlier on public rapid chargers, so whether the gap pays back depends on mileage and where it charges; high-mileage, depot-charged operations are where this van earns its keep.
Best for
- Loads needing both high payload and large volume
- Routes with depot or home charging rather than public rapid charging
- Operators wanting fast rapid-charge turnaround
Think twice
- Price gap over the diesel Relay even after the grant
- Lower towing capacity than the diesel equivalent
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 Relay versions
| Version | Fuel | Payload | Range / economy | Price ex VAT |
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| Citroën Relay L2H2 diesel | Diesel | 1,425 kg | 30.4 mpg | £34,045 |
| Citroën Relay L3H2 diesel | Diesel | 1,375 kg | 30.4 mpg | £34,855 |
| Citroën Relay L3H3 diesel | Diesel | 1,350 kg | 30.4 mpg | £35,665 |
| Citroën Relay L4H3 diesel | Diesel | 1,260 kg | 30.1 mpg | £36,925 |
| Citroën ë-Relay L3H2 | Electric | 730 kg | 235 miles | £49,735 |
Every length, roof and fuel side by side, with a configurator, on the Citroën Relay page.
What fits in the load area
| Euro pallets (1,200 x 800mm) | 5, in a single row |
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| UK standard pallets (1,200 x 1,000mm) | 4, 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 4m on the floor |
Worked out from the verified floor length 4,070mm, 1,422mm between the wheel arches, 2,172mm high. At the full Euro pallet count, the payload allows about 270kg 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 2,022mm tall, allowing 150mm for the pallet itself.
Electric or diesel?
How the Citroën ë-Relay Panel Van L4H3 4.25T Electric 270hp Automatic Enterprise compares with Citroën Relay Panel Van L4H3 3.5T Heavy Diesel 140hp 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 176 miles, so an overnight charge covers the day.
- Payload. The electric version carries 125kg more (1,385kg against 1,260kg).
- Towing. Braked towing: 2,400kg electric, 3,000kg diesel.
- Energy. Charging at a small-business depot costs about 11.1p a mile against 25p for diesel: roughly £3,475 a year less at 25,000 miles.
- Price. The electric version lists for £10,240 more after the £5,000 zero emission van and truck grant, which the energy saving covers in about 2.9 years.
When the diesel is the more practical choice
- Towing more than 2,400kg.
How this is worked out
- Planning range is 70% of the official 252-mile WLTP figure, allowing for winter weather and a full load.
- Energy use 0.388 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 Relay Panel Van L4H3 3.5T Heavy Diesel 140hp Manual Enterprise's official 30.1mpg.
- 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: L4 H3
| Electric (this van) | Diesel | |
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| Spec | Citroën ë-Relay Panel Van L4H3 4.25T Electric 270hp Automatic Enterprise | Citroën Relay Panel Van L4H3 3.5T Heavy Diesel 140hp Manual Enterprise |
| List price (ex VAT) | £52,165 | £36,925 |
| Payload | 1,385 kg | 1,260 kg |
| Load volume | 17 m³ | 17 m³ |
| Range / economy | 252 miles | 30.1 mpg |
| Towing (braked) | 2,400 kg | 3,000 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 competitorToyota Proace Max Electric Icon Extra Long, High Height Electric 110 kWh 140 DIN hp AutoA similar-sized large van from Toyota.
- Direct competitorFarizon SV L3 H3340kg less payload, 4m³ less load space, 18 miles less official range.
- Combustion alternativeFiat Professional Ducato Panel Van L3H3 3.5T Diesel 140hp Manual MY26Diesel, 30.4mpg official, £16,500 cheaper, 2m³ less load space.
The same van is also sold as Fiat Professional E-Ducato Panel Van L4H3 4.25T Electric 270hp Automatic MY26 (£52,165), Peugeot E-Boxer Panel Van L4H3 4.25T Electric 270hp Automatic Professional (£52,165) and Vauxhall Movano Electric Electric L4H3 4.25T 270hp Automatic Prime (£53,065), with identical verified payload, load volume, towing and range.
Chosen from published large 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
- Citroën UK, published 1 October 2026, retrieved 3 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 18, "CITROËN Ë-RELAY & RELAY Dimensions"; Interior table, L4 column (merged across H heights). Electric van: page heading names both electric and diesel, so the table covers both.
- Citroën UK, retrieved 13 October 2026. Supports: list price (excluding vat), payload, load volume.
- GOV.UK, retrieved 21 September 2026. Supports: zero emission van grant. Listed under 'Large vans' (2,500kg-4,250kg GVW, max discount £5,000); this 4.25T GVW variant sits at the top edge of that band
- Citroën UK, retrieved 21 September 2026. Supports: usable battery, gross battery, official range, energy use, test cycle, gross vehicle weight, towing capacity (braked), ac charging (max), dc rapid charging (peak), rapid charge time, warranty.
About these figures
- Specifications verified: 13 October 2026, against the manufacturer documents listed under Sources.
- Latest source added: 13 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-Relay Panel Van L4H3 4.25T Electric 270hp 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.