Ford E-Transit Courier L1H1
Ford E-Transit Courier Van Trend 46kWh Electric Drive 136PS 1-speed auto
The Ford E-Transit Courier Van Trend 46kWh Electric Drive 136PS 1-speed auto has 201 miles of official range, a 696kg payload and 100kW rapid charging. List price £27,000 excluding VAT.
Electric · small van · L1 H1 · on sale
Dimensions
Price
Battery and range
Load
Charging
Ownership
| Warranty | 3 years / 100,000 miles (whichever comes first)[5] |
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Ford E-Transit Courier L1H1 price changes
No list price change recorded for the Ford E-Transit Courier L1H1 since THRIVE first recorded its price on 16 September 2026.
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
Solid range for a small electric van, but payload and load volume trail the class median.
The E-Transit Courier Van Trend suits operators who want electric running without needing a big load bay. Its 201 mile official range sits above the median for small electric vans, and the 46kWh battery supports 100kW DC rapid charging, adding roughly 114km in ten minutes. List price of £27,000 is below the class median, helped by the Zero Emission Van Grant.
Payload is 696kg, below the median of 741kg for small vans, and load volume of 2.9m³ sits in the lowest quarter of the class. The load floor takes two Euro pallets or one UK standard pallet in a single row, and pipe or timber up to 1.8m, but an 8x4 sheet won't fit. Braked towing of 750kg is also in the lowest quarter.
Against its own petrol and diesel siblings, the electric version costs £6,700 more than the petrol and £5,450 more than the diesel after the grant; whether that's worth it depends on mileage and where it charges, since depot or home charging undercuts diesel per mile but public rapid charging can cost more. Against the Citroën ë-Berlingo and Fiat E-Doblò, both carry more payload and volume; the Volkswagen Caddy eHybrid offers more towing capacity.
Best for
- light urban or last-mile delivery runs needing electric range
- operators who can charge at a depot or at home
- single-pallet or small parcel loads
Think twice
- payload below the class median at 696kg
- load volume in the lowest quarter at 2.9m³
- towing capacity in the lowest quarter at 750kg
Written 3 November 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 Ford Transit Courier versions
| Version | Fuel | Payload | Range / economy | Price ex VAT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Transit Courier L1H1 petrol | Petrol | 676 kg | 43.46 mpg | £17,800 |
| Ford Transit Courier L1H1 diesel | Diesel | 672 kg | 53.3 mpg | £19,050 |
Every length, roof and fuel side by side, with a configurator, on the Ford Transit Courier page.
What fits in the load area
| Euro pallets (1,200 x 800mm) | 2, in a single row |
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| UK standard pallets (1,200 x 1,000mm) | 1, in a single row |
| 8 x 4 sheets (2,440 x 1,220mm) | Too long for the floor |
| Pipe, timber or ladders | Up to 1.8m on the floor |
Worked out from the verified floor length 1,802mm, 1,220mm between the wheel arches, 1,262mm high. At the full Euro pallet count, the payload allows about 340kg 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 1,112mm tall, allowing 150mm for the pallet itself.
Electric or diesel?
How the Ford E-Transit Courier Van Trend 46kWh Electric Drive 136PS 1-speed auto compares with Ford Transit Courier Van Leader 1.5L EcoBlue 100PS 6-speed manual, 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 141 miles, so an overnight charge covers the day.
- Payload. Payload is about the same: 696kg electric, 672kg diesel.
- Towing. Braked towing: 750kg electric, 1,100kg diesel.
- Energy. Charging at a small-business depot costs about 6.5p a mile against 14.1p for diesel: roughly £1,900 a year less at 25,000 miles.
- Price. The electric version lists for £5,450 more after the £2,500 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 750kg.
How this is worked out
- Planning range is 70% of the official 201-mile WLTP figure, allowing for winter weather and a full load.
- Energy use 0.229 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 Ford Transit Courier Van Leader 1.5L EcoBlue 100PS 6-speed manual's official 53.3mpg.
- 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) | Petrol | Diesel | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spec | Ford E-Transit Courier Van Trend 46kWh Electric Drive 136PS 1-speed auto | Ford Transit Courier Van Leader 1.0L EcoBoost 100PS 6-speed manual | Ford Transit Courier Van Leader 1.5L EcoBlue 100PS 6-speed manual |
| List price (ex VAT) | £27,000 | £17,800 | £19,050 |
| Payload | 696 kg | 676 kg | 672 kg |
| Load volume | 2.9 m³ | 2.9 m³ | 2.9 m³ |
| Range / economy | 201 miles | 43.46 mpg | 53.3 mpg |
| Towing (braked) | 750 kg | 1,000 kg | 1,100 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 competitorCitroën ë-Berlingo Van Panel Van M Electric 136hp Automatic Enterprise-Plus£1,955 more, 63kg more payload, 0.4m³ more load space.
- Direct competitorFiat Professional E-Doblò Panel Van M Electric 136hp Automatic Plus MY26.5£1,955 more, 63kg more payload, 0.4m³ more load space.
- Combustion alternativeVolkswagen Caddy Cargo C20 SWB Commerce 1.5 TSI eHybrid 150PS 6-speed DSGPlug-in hybrid, £2,045 more.
- Direct competitorRenault Kangoo Van E-Tech ML19 E-Tech Advance RC Panel Van MY26.588kg less payload, 0.4m³ more load space, 17 miles less official range.
Chosen from published small vans in the THRIVE database with a similar load area; reasons compare verified figures only.
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Sources
5 documents: Ford Motor Company Ltd (UK), GOV.UK (OZEV), Ford Motor Company Ltd (ford.co.uk E-Transit Courier page)
- Ford Motor Company Ltd (UK), retrieved 16 October 2026. Supports: load length (at floor), load width (maximum), load width between wheel arches, load height (maximum), overall length, list price (excluding vat), official range, energy use, test cycle, gross vehicle weight, payload, load volume, towing capacity (braked). Transit Courier 27MY price list, effective 24 August 2026, p7 'Dimensions', Van column (first). The table is not split by powertrain; the diesel and petrol Courier vans carry these figures from it, and the E-Transit Courier load volume (2.9 m3) already matches the same table. Height left blank: the table gives 15" and 17" wheel heights only and the BEV has 16" wheels.
- GOV.UK (OZEV), retrieved 16 September 2026. Supports: zero emission van grant.
- Ford Motor Company Ltd (ford.co.uk E-Transit Courier page), retrieved 17 September 2026. Supports: usable battery. ford.co.uk E-Transit Courier page footnote; the 27MY price list offers only the 46kWh battery. The footnote hangs off the page's 'up to 181 miles' claim, which differs from the price list's 201 miles stored.
- Ford of Europe (Ford Pro media, fromtheroad.ford.com), retrieved 17 September 2026. Supports: ac charging (max), dc rapid charging (peak), rapid charge time.
- Ford Motor Company Ltd (UK), retrieved 17 September 2026. Supports: 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: 3 November 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 Ford E-Transit Courier Van Trend 46kWh Electric Drive 136PS 1-speed auto 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.