Renault Kangoo Van E-Tech L1H1
Renault Kangoo Van E-Tech ML19 E-Tech Advance RC Panel Van MY26.5
The Renault Kangoo Van E-Tech ML19 E-Tech Advance RC Panel Van MY26.5 has 184 miles of official range, a 608kg payload and 80kW rapid charging. List price £26,850 excluding VAT.
Electric · small van · L1 H1 · on sale
Dimensions
Price
Battery and range
Load
Charging
Ownership
| Warranty | 3 years (unlimited mileage first 24 months, then to 100,000 miles total); E-Tech battery 8 years or 100,000 miles[6] |
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Renault Kangoo Van E-Tech L1H1 price changes
No list price change recorded for the Renault Kangoo Van E-Tech 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
Cheap to buy and strong on towing, but payload and load volume are below par for a small electric van
At £26,850 before any grant, this Kangoo undercuts the small van median of £28,600, and its 184-mile range sits above the median for electric small vans. But payload of 608kg is in the lowest quarter of the class against a median of 739kg, and the 3.3m³ load volume is below the class median of 3.7m³ too. Fine for light, bulky loads; less so for anything heavy.
Where it stands out is towing: 1,500kg braked capacity puts it in the highest 10% of small vans, well above the 1,030kg median, and ahead of the Citroën ë-Berlingo and Fiat E-Doblò (both 750kg). That makes it worth a look for trades that occasionally pull a trailer alongside daily van duties.
Against its own diesel sibling, the electric Kangoo lists £2,050 higher after the Zero Emission Van Grant, for a van with far less payload (608kg versus 836kg) on the same load volume. Energy costs favour depot or home charging over public rapid charging, so the sums depend on mileage and where it's plugged in. DC charging peaks at 80kW, in the lowest quarter for the class, so rapid top-ups will take longer than rivals with faster peak rates.
Best for
- light, bulky loads where volume matters more than weight
- operations needing to tow a trailer regularly
- buyers prioritising upfront price over payload
Think twice
- payload is in the lowest quarter of the class at 608kg
- DC rapid charging tops out at 80kW, slower than most electric rivals
- diesel sibling carries far more payload for less money before running costs
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 Renault Kangoo Van versions
| Version | Fuel | Payload | Range / economy | Price ex VAT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Renault Kangoo Van L1H1 diesel | Diesel | 836 kg | 53.3 mpg | £22,300 |
| Renault Kangoo Van L2H1 diesel | Diesel | 975 kg | 49.6 mpg | £23,700 |
| Renault Kangoo Van E-Tech L2H1 | Electric | 764 kg | 171 miles | £29,850 |
Every length, roof and fuel side by side, with a configurator, on the Renault Kangoo Van page.
Electric or diesel?
How the Renault Kangoo Van E-Tech ML19 E-Tech Advance RC Panel Van MY26.5 compares with Renault Kangoo Van ML19 Blue dCi 95 Advance Panel Van MY26.5, 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 129 miles, so an overnight charge covers the day.
- Payload. The electric version carries 228kg less (608kg against 836kg).
- Energy. Charging at a small-business depot costs about 6.8p a mile against 14.1p for diesel: roughly £1,825 a year less at 25,000 miles.
- Price. The electric version lists for £2,050 more after the £2,500 zero emission van and truck grant, which the energy saving covers in about 1.1 years.
When the diesel is the more practical choice
- Loads that use the last 228kg of the diesel's payload.
How this is worked out
- Planning range is 70% of the official 184-mile WLTP figure, allowing for winter weather and a full load.
- Energy use 0.239 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 Renault Kangoo Van ML19 Blue dCi 95 Advance Panel Van MY26.5'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) | Diesel | |
|---|---|---|
| Spec | Renault Kangoo Van E-Tech ML19 E-Tech Advance RC Panel Van MY26.5 | Renault Kangoo Van ML19 Blue dCi 95 Advance Panel Van MY26.5 |
| List price (ex VAT) | £26,850 | £22,300 |
| Payload | 608 kg | 836 kg |
| Load volume | 3.3 m³ | 3.3 m³ |
| Range / economy | 184 miles | 53.3 mpg |
| Towing (braked) | 1,500 kg | 1,500 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 competitorCitroën ë-Berlingo Van Panel Van M Electric 136hp Automatic Enterprise-Plus£2,105 more, 151kg more payload.
- Direct competitorFiat Professional E-Doblò Panel Van M Electric 136hp Automatic Plus MY26.5£2,105 more, 151kg more payload.
- Combustion alternativeFord Transit Connect FlexCab Trend LWB (L2) 1.5L EcoBoost 150PS 6-speed Auto PHEVPlug-in hybrid, 147.5mpg official, £6,800 more.
- Direct competitorKia PV5 Cargo Essential 71.2kWh L1/H1 3Dr 2-Seat£3,005 more, 92kg more payload, 0.7m³ more load space.
Chosen from published small vans in the THRIVE database with a similar load area; reasons compare verified figures only.
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Sources
6 documents: Renault UK, GOV.UK, Renault UK (business.renault.co.uk Kangoo E-Tech configurator)
- Renault UK, retrieved 5 October 2026. Supports: load length (at floor), load height (maximum), overall length, overall width (excluding mirrors), overall height. official UK Kangoo Van E-Tech electric page (electric-specific page, block names the E-Tech version), panel van body; per-version dimensions data embedded in the page (dimensions tab / version comparator); "Load Platform Length" (platform = load floor length); Kangoo eBrochure (cdn.group.renault.com, July 2026) dimension drawing gives 1810 for MWB "loading length behind solid bulkhead" but that figure is image-only (not in the text layer); rule 6: Renault diesel and E-Tech pages both give 1806, so 1806 kept | Link repointed 4 Nov 2026: Renault removed the Kangoo E-Tech panel van page and it was never archived; linked to its current Kangoo E-Tech configurator. Original: https://business.renault.co.uk/van-range/kangoo-van-etech-electric.html?bodyTypeCode=PT1261_panel_van
- Renault UK, retrieved 17 September 2026. Supports: list price (excluding vat).
- GOV.UK, retrieved 17 September 2026. Supports: zero emission van grant. Small van grant, up to £2,500.
- Renault UK (business.renault.co.uk Kangoo E-Tech configurator), retrieved 17 September 2026. Supports: usable battery. Renault UK business configurator technical specification for this exact version: '45 (max) / 44 (usable)'.
- Renault Business UK (configurator), retrieved 21 September 2026. Supports: gross battery, official range, test cycle.
- Renault UK, retrieved 17 September 2026. Supports: 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: 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 Renault Kangoo Van E-Tech ML19 E-Tech Advance RC Panel Van MY26.5 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.