Mercedes-Benz eCitan L1H1
Mercedes-Benz eCitan Panel Van L1 BASE, 90kW motor, 45kWh battery
Mercedes-Benz eCitan Panel Van L1 BASE, 90kW motor, 45kWh battery: no longer on sale new in the UK. The figures are kept for reference, for fleets running or buying used examples.
The Mercedes-Benz eCitan Panel Van L1 BASE, 90kW motor, 45kWh battery has 176 miles of official range, a 448kg payload and 75kW rapid charging. List price £32,700 excluding VAT.
Electric · small van · L1 H1 · discontinued
Dimensions
Price
Battery and range
Load
Charging
Ownership
| Warranty | 3-year unlimited mileage vehicle warranty; battery capacity warranty 8 years/100,000 miles[1] |
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Mercedes-Benz eCitan L1H1 price changes
No list price change recorded for the Mercedes-Benz eCitan L1H1 since THRIVE first recorded its price on 17 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
A discontinued small electric van with modest range, weak payload and a premium price versus rivals.
The eCitan is now discontinued, so this is really a used or residual-stock proposition. At £32,700 before any grant, it sits in the highest quarter of small vans on price, and even with the Zero Emission Van Grant it lists £8,625 more than the equivalent diesel Citan. Running costs favour it when charged at depot or home, but that saving has to work hard against the upfront gap.
Payload is 448kg, in the lowest quarter of small vans against a median of 739kg, and load volume of 2.9m³ is also lowest-quarter against a median of 3.7m³. The load bay takes two Euro pallets or one UK pallet in a single row, and pipe or timber up to 1.8m, so it still handles typical trade loads, just with less spare capacity than most rivals. Range of 176 miles is lowest-quarter for electric small vans too.
Against the Renault Kangoo Van E-Tech, which costs less and carries more payload, and the Nissan Townstar EV with a larger load volume, the eCitan's combination of higher price, lower payload and modest charging speed (75kW, lowest quarter for electric small vans) is hard to justify unless a specific deal or existing fleet commonality makes the numbers work.
Best for
- short urban rounds within 176-mile range
- light loads needing one or two pallets
- fleets charging mainly at depot or home
Think twice
- discontinued model, check residual support
- payload and load volume both lowest-quarter for the class
- £8,625 price premium over the diesel equivalent after grant
Written 8 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 Mercedes-Benz Citan versions
| Version | Fuel | Payload | Range / economy | Price ex VAT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercedes-Benz Citan L1H1 diesel | Diesel | 680 kg | 54.3 mpg | £21,575 |
| Mercedes-Benz Citan L2H1 diesel | Diesel | 854 kg | 50.4 mpg | £22,920 |
| Mercedes-Benz eCitan L2H1 | Electric | 616 kg | 167 miles | £33,890 |
Every length, roof and fuel side by side, with a configurator, on the Mercedes-Benz Citan 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 1,806mm, 1,260mm between the wheel arches, 1,256mm high. At the full Euro pallet count, the payload allows about 220kg 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 1,106mm tall, allowing 150mm for the pallet itself.
Electric or diesel?
How the Mercedes-Benz eCitan Panel Van L1 BASE, 90kW motor, 45kWh battery compares with Mercedes-Benz Citan 110 Panel Van L1 BASE, 1,461cc diesel 95PS 6-speed manual, the same body with the other powertrain, for a typical working day.
Workable, with planning
- Range. 100 miles a day is close to a planning range of about 123 miles: workable, but cold or heavily loaded days may need a top-up.
- Payload. The electric version carries 232kg less (448kg against 680kg).
- Energy. Charging at a small-business depot costs about 10p a mile against 13.9p for diesel: roughly £975 a year less at 25,000 miles.
- Price. The electric version lists for £8,625 more after the £2,500 zero emission van and truck grant, which the energy saving covers in about 8.8 years.
When the diesel is the more practical choice
- Loads that use the last 232kg of the diesel's payload.
- A short holding period: the electric price premium takes longer than six years to recover at this mileage.
How this is worked out
- Planning range is 70% of the official 176-mile WLTP figure, allowing for winter weather and a full load.
- Energy use 0.35 kWh a mile: THRIVE's typical figure for an electric van (this van's usable battery is not verified).
- Diesel 165.48p a litre excluding VAT (DESNZ, week of 2 November 2026); the Mercedes-Benz Citan 110 Panel Van L1 BASE, 1,461cc diesel 95PS 6-speed manual's official 54.3mpg.
- 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) | Diesel | |
|---|---|---|
| Spec | Mercedes-Benz eCitan Panel Van L1 BASE, 90kW motor, 45kWh battery | Mercedes-Benz Citan 110 Panel Van L1 BASE, 1,461cc diesel 95PS 6-speed manual |
| List price (ex VAT) | £32,700 | £21,575 |
| Payload | 448 kg | 680 kg |
| Load volume | 2.9 m³ | 2.9 m³ |
| Range / economy | 176 miles | 54.3 mpg |
| Towing (braked) | - | - |
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 competitorNissan Townstar EV Van L1 45kWh Acenta£595 cheaper, 54kg more payload, 0.4m³ more load space.
- Direct competitorRenault Kangoo Van E-Tech ML19 E-Tech Advance RC Panel Van MY26.5£5,850 cheaper, 160kg more payload, 0.4m³ more load space.
- Combustion alternativeFord Transit Courier Van Leader 1.5L EcoBlue 100PS 6-speed manualDiesel, 53.3mpg official, £13,650 cheaper, 224kg more payload.
- Direct competitorVolvo EX30 Cargo Core Single Motor Extended Range58kg less payload, 119.19999999999999 miles more 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
2 documents: Mercedes-Benz Vans UK, GOV.UK
- Mercedes-Benz Vans UK, retrieved 5 October 2026. Supports: load length (at floor), load width (maximum), load width between wheel arches, load height (maximum), overall length, overall height, list price (excluding vat), official range, energy use, test cycle, gross vehicle weight, payload, load volume, ac charging (max), dc rapid charging (peak), rapid charge time, warranty. Mercedes-Benz UK eCitan Electric Panel and Crew van price list (electric-specific document; "Prices effective from September 2025", the edition served at the /current/ URL), page 20, "Dimensions." table "PANEL VAN – BASE/PRO/SELECT L1"; table row is an unlabelled load-compartment "Length"; the drawing on the same page marks it "on the floor 1806" (L1) / floor length (drawing text is image-only)
- GOV.UK, retrieved 17 September 2026. Supports: zero emission van grant. Small van grant, up to £2,500.
About these figures
- Specifications verified: 5 October 2026, against the manufacturer documents listed under Sources.
- Latest source added: 5 October 2026, the last time a figure on this page was added or corrected.
- Verdict written: 8 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 Mercedes-Benz eCitan Panel Van L1 BASE, 90kW motor, 45kWh battery 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.