2021 Maxus eDeliver 3 Electric Van

[@sneekylinux]

Many moons ago some older peeps used to say that Japanese bikes were rubbish and would never be real motorcycles, seems the same here don't you think..!!

[@MrT33CEE]

I have a small Electronic Security business and have a small fleet of 7 Vans, I personally drive a Transit Connect, I have 2 Merc Vitos, Transit Custom and 3 VW Caddys, 140 mile range just wouldn’t cut it for my business, I am desperate to get my guys in EV Vans but I want 200+ range, by the time you have put half a ton of tools and kit in it, strapped ladders and steps to the roof your 140 mile range in an empty van is going to be 80-90 at best. Yesterday I drove from Mold to Bala to Ellesmere, Shropshire then home to Chester, I might have been able to top up at a charger at lunch time but currently they are a bit rare in our neck of the woods. I don’t want my guys sat round waiting for their vans to charge up, that’s just going to cost me money and offset any savings we get. James, you need to tell these manufacturers EV vans aren’t just delivery vans....

[@otleyshev68]

Hey mr T thought of a great thing for your business loan one of the maxis lwb model do actually a honest review you carry on with your day but do your homework with some apps so say your day started off at 9 am you drive to place of job less 60 miles ask customers if you can pop on charge just while you get job done you give them say a £1 then say your away in 3 hours then say you may have a extra 10 miles next job 15 miles away similar sinario then in way back to work shop you ask your employees to have a quick rapid while having a sarni they are there for 20 to 30 mins on there break they get back to yard with only 20 miles left leave on charge over night ready next day . Not totally ideal but it’s a start .. there is a merc lwb with 100kwh battery think that does 217 miles range there are many options vans from 24 kWh to 100kwh All pockets but still expensive but I do say but if I had a business I would opt for a van and just massage it at least 1 into the fleet how ever will you know .. good luck if you decide to lean one tbth the best time to own a van was 1 year ago till this October free rapid charging all around Leeds / Yorkshire district and free parking good luck 👍 ps you will be surprised what’s free from local councils etc etc

[@MrT33CEE]

@@otleyshev68 thanks matey, I am on my second personal electric vehicle so kinda know the pros and cons of ev ownership, I have taken everything you say on board and have already adopted those principles, my example yesterday I wouldn’t have been able to charge as I was parked on the High street, and if I had been able to plug into a socket the two hours I had been there it wouldn’t have been worth it, as the service guys deal with emergency calls we never know where we might be the following day so planning isn’t an option, trust me I have done my research and 150 miles won’t cut it. I have my eye on the Vito ev and the Peugeot Partner ev as they seem to be the best options for range as it stands. We will wait and see for now.

[@davidbovine]

Hope Kate and little ‘un are doing well. Haven’t seen them in months. Take care.

[@GoGreenAutos]

Interesting that you said it was quiet and little wind noise. Yet all other reviews I've seen on KZbin, they complain about how noisy they are. I do doubt them. Many said the same about the MG ZS EV, yet I find that very good in terms of hushing the road noise.

[@Dorsetwatersofteners]

Looks good value for us env owners, wish it had 3 front seats.

[@anthonyschofield6438]

It’s ment to be getting a 3 seat version next year

[@MartinLV.]

@@anthonyschofield6438 do you know if they are going to have 5- 6seat crew cab version too?

[@anthonyschofield6438]

Hi from what I have read and heard that Thay are looking at a 6 seat but would be few years off

[@MartinLV.]

@@anthonyschofield6438thanks for info. probably will opt for used kangoo or env..

[@whocares264]

great van great simple gear selector and a proper key ....

[@waynethefridgemanosborne8984]

Unfortunately no sign of them in Australia because they can't work out how to tax it , probably due to us having solar panels and batteries in our homes. Great video

[@calutuu]

Great video James! It's a pleasure to watch you reviewing electrical vehicles.

[@GlynHudson]

Nice van, the range and the payload is awesome for the price. Shame about the bizarre heater! I also think I would miss the keyless entry of the e-NV200. Going back to using a physical key in the ignition seems like a backwards step! Thanks for the video

[@ferkeap]

There must be a temp setting somewhere, LCD, how else the ac going to work. It needs a temp to know to chill or heat.

[@GlynHudson]

@@ferkeap I think it just heats or chills depending on the position if the knob!

[@bernardcharlesworth9860]

Great van nice battery box part of structure makes good handling but steel ladder frame against aluminium floor ?

[@JonathanPorterfield]

Hang on ..........you deconstructing the van already ? To look under the bonnet, you take it off ??? Great video pal , love the wind noise too , can i suggest you get a mic for the next video 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤛👊🤜👊👍🤓

[@Sofala]

Kettle pot going here!!!

[@JonathanPorterfield]

@@Sofala that was the idea 🤣🤣🤣

[@robsmith1a]

I am not a van driver but electric vans will make a lot of difference to local air pollution given the number of home deliveries these days. The Chinese are definitely going to grab some market share

[@williamarmstrong7199]

I have the MG5 made by Siac as well same battery pack. However driving on the motorway at night in cold weather I am only getting 2.6 Miles per KWh. On the motorway. If the temp is above 5°C things improve a lot. To 3.2 Miles per KWh overall.

[@billweaver6092]

Ironic that SAIC appear to be making a success of two British Leyland brands ( MG and Maxus ). Also that Maxus was by far the most badly made vans in the U.K. little wonder the Chinese are taking over!

[@buzzofftoxicblog791]

Thank you great review looks a good work van. With that big bonnet could have a frounk up front! remands me of my old Morris Minor van heater off or on 🤣 Land Rover heater a optional extra

[@richardcorns8553]

Thanks James great video. I currently drive a Model 3 for our family car but use a pickup truck for work. Changing the truck this year for a van and will definitely get a electric vehicle. Had my eye on the Maxis but Citroën, Vauxhall and Peugeot have also bought out new electric vans which look interesting also. Ideally need something that will carry an 8 x 4 sheet of ply. Need to get out there and start looking now.

[@lookoutleo]

deffo much more useable than 24kw env , quite bit bigger range, like 3 times :)

[@nigelbrooks143]

Bought a Maxus e-deliver 3 in April. OK around London. Radio hopeless. Bluetooth does not connect other than for phone calls. Not great build quality but terrific for fuel saving Don't know about other e-vans but this one is ok.

[@mookyzook]

I just wonder what the range, speed and acceleration will be like with a full load? Probably good for delivering bulky but light parcels locally but my van has always got a few hundredweight of tools, equipment and spares in it. The range is the problem with a lot of commercial vehicles, OK if you are a local plumber, builder etc but not a lot of good for service engineering where I quite often do four hundred miles on a return trip some days. When the infrastructure is in place for fast charging or battery swapping and companies put charging stations in their car parks, e commercial vehicles will make more sense.

[@richardhaywoodh]

No need to apologise for the wind as long as you mean the weather ! 😇

[@mikejf4377]

Looks like a nice smaller van, great for in town delivery jobs.

[@cabinzadmin6022]

Are there any vids of the crash tests online?

[@americanrambler4972]

Not a fan of the 1990’s grade dash and interior for materials, style and finish. I expect something much better overall for the 2020’s. The 1980’s Dodge B van and Ford Econoline had nicer looking and more colorful interiors. The cargo compartment has nicer style and finish than the cab. It appears to have good driving performance, but 100hp for the motor seems a little bit low for me, but the torque is adequate. Does it come in any color but white? At the end of the day, it’s a van I would take a look at. But I am not sure if I would yet buy it. It would have to be really affordable for me to accept the drivers cabin layout and function as is. That part of the van is really off putting for me.

[@ElectricMikeEV]

Shame only one side door and no DAB./ sat nav. Still an interesting proposition.

[@grahamjohnson4702]

Of line sat nav on your phone, like Here, is a good alternative that I use on my phone even though my car has built in sat nav. On the phone I use around the world when holidaying because you can add and subtract countries as you need and like, if you are in Thailand, if you have a good data product use it like google maps for local usage.

[@jamesinbradford5882]

I’m looking forward to the other Chinese manufacturers coming to the UK ! My dad bought his first Hyundai about 30 years ago and people laughed at him for buying Korean ,he’s only bought Hyundai since and now along with Kia make incredible car’s !

[@perpyro]

I have been driving these since October last year and it is rubbish for real. The central lock does not work all the time and i have to lock and unlock the car with the key and sometimes the alarm goes off when opening the door after unlocking it with the key and it is still not fixed. Tire pressure sensor system does not work and is disabled from day 3 as its not required on vans. Backing camera is replaced once and the dash lighting have died rendering the speedometer useless when its dark. The heating system have just 2 settings that is on and half effect and below -10 degrees C the car will never get warm inside. And when its cold turtle mode can appear allready at 20% SOC. Have personally met it at 18% an 10% SOC making the car is unable to drive faster then 50km/h. It does not either have heater ore charging timer. Compared to the E-NV200 Evalia i have the only thing i miss on the E-NV200 is heated mirrors and the extra space in the back. The AC noise you hear is exactly the same as in the one i use and when it comes to motor and power it is not really more potent then the E-NV200 as Maxus use a more aggressive throttle response where there is not really much more power to get when flooring the throttle then you get at 2/3 throttle where the E-NV200 only releases all its pony's when you floor it. Eco mode slacks down throttle response barely and limits the speed to 93km/h. My experience with these Maxus have gone from exiting to get to never wonting to get a Chinese car ore other more expensive items from China again.

[@ferkeap]

Good to know, but I think these issue will improve a bit of quality control issues. Hope this get relayed to the factory by the importer.

[@johnnorth9355]

I am old enough to remember people saying Japanese cars were rubbish . How right they turned out to be lol .

[@thomasrobinson4401]

Nice review James. Nice van. Not big enough for me, I need 3.5m load length.

[@wobby1516]

Looking at the charge port layout it looks as if it’s made by the same Chinese company that make the MG.

[@kjartanbergtorsson5664]

It is🙂

[@MrPhillipgraham]

I've had the e-nv for 3 years now. Great van but range of 50 miles at this time of year is no fun. Couple if things that really annoy me to are 1. The front seats - everything slides off them and falls into the footwell because there's no bolster and 2. You can't have the radio on and have the door open, it constantly beeps at you! This van looks pretty decent though apart from that archaic heater?! And you didn't mention the price or range? Cheers

[@eamonstack4139]

James, excellent review. Comprehensive and interesting. Great van. Thanks, Eamon

[@vladzis]

Not sure about 40kWh one, but 24kWh e-NV200 payload is 710kg

[@boyracer19941]

We have 4 of these delivery 3 vans at work (71 plates) we have had 2 of them breakdown in one week (didn’t want to start) also starting to show rust on the wheels. I wouldn’t trust this van in a collision also looks like it could roll easily we have a rental maxus 9 (the LWB a 23 plate) delivered Friday to replace one van go to use it Monday wouldn’t start

[@CJMVector321190]

Remember the polestar 2 is Chinese also. Tesla model 3 Chinese built.

[@ferkeap]

There must be a temp setting somewhere, LCD, how else is the ac going to work. It needs a temp to know to chill or heat.

[@steveo3785]

SWB van barely fits into a charging bay. Another potential issue with infrastructure in the future. Some charging bays are pushed into corners of car parks with limited access to larger vehicles. No arguments about concept of EV's but once again give a thought to supporting infrastructure.

[@Leksi80]

Does the car have any Schuko plugs that can output 240V from the battery? Or a access point to the DC battery where you can insert an after market inverter to drain from the battery? With professional installation of course.

[@yileon3126]

for the reference, I add a RETANK 5000W inverter in Edeliver3 to give 220V AC output for Van leisure and Van working. even vehicle Charging and driving time also can use AC output, feel nice.

[@barriedear5990]

What is the dealer network like for support? This is a great price point.

[@otleyshev68]

As always love your videos buddy .. I think what would be a great idear I am 100% shure that is you did a range test from say set off from cleavely garage like for like Nissan env200 v the maxis edeliver 3 Both empty say 100% charge bring your tape mesuments. Do a 30 mins review temp settings on both inside say 20c/21c And even talk to wicks / b&q manager collect ply board copper pipe you go to from cleaverley ev garage to a diy store then even do a job on a customer s car then take the parts back for wood 🪵 then back to garage good advertising & the results of your findings ??!!! Think the maxis is way lighter buy some margin than the e-nv200 van That might be to do with it been aluminium v the e-nv200 been totally steel Think if you do another call it in-depth review ? Plus race / get two customers at a address together get another Macanic to do similar job the idears are endless but I know your super busy guys but I recon this would be great views .... also please please remember your mic 🎤 socks 🧦 please ... 🤓😳👍👌⚡️

[@magicmonkeydust2891]

Not being funny or anything... But the Chinese seem to make som eof the best stuff you can get. Just look at smartphones for example. Gaming phones. Or xiаomi mi 11 ultra. Or oneplus. Oppo. Vivo. Iqoo. ZTE. Red Magic. Nubia... There are so many... And are insanely better than any iPhone. Seriously. I am very impressed with that van. China really are going from stride to stride. Sorry. But that's the truth these days. Things have changed. Even my Red Magic phone is Chinese. One of the best gaming phones you can get. Never thought I would say it... But don't underestimate the quality from China these days... Got a feeling they have only just started...

[@matthewevans838]

When the regeneration braking is active does this turn the brake light on when being used, would be afraid someone going into the back of me not realising I am slowing down

[@steveelkins52]

Looking at the charge cost, you aren't far away from diesel. Probably in another few years ..

[@MrPhillipgraham]

I've been charging my e,- NV for 5p per unit at home overnight with octopus. 2p per mile, soooo expensive.

[@shaungilmartin1505]

what's the aperture through the side...can you get a pallet in? plastic looks cheap.

[@TheEVside]

Great review

[@KJSvitko]

As more delivery options come to market companies will shift to electric vehicles to save money.

[@billyflanagan9657]

We don't want any items on the floor that could prevent us from applying the brake pedal.

[@plumberhosegood8296]

Trying to find info on these vans is really hard.

[@oliver90owner]

Was the seat belt comfortable? It looked like it was more on your arm than shoulder.

[@cloggsy1971]

Looks like it’s made from Lego; Postman Pat’s van 😂🤣 Is the bulkhead removable? 🤔

[@williamarmstrong7199]

Are they doing a version as a people carrier?

[@FleetfootMike]

I think that’s the Euniq 7

[@anthonyschofield6438]

I think there is one in pipeline

[@anthonyschofield6438]

Am looking at buying one and changing jobs

[@petecoventry6858]

I'm thinking Motorhome :)

[@mco6968]

Do they sell a passenger version?

[@AndyMatrix]

How much range if you drive 40/50mph?

[@Jamesandkate]

More than stated. This are range tested at 60 with half load, although the weight makes no difference to range in testing.

[@batandball617]

Well, it’s not expensive and range is decent. Could be a decent workhorse....

[@fatboy19831]

If the Chinese can make a basic car like this that can pass a crash test and get 250 miles of range. They could sale millions.

[@bdeithrick]

I don’t see your ear plugs in.

[@oscare.quiros6349]

The issue about Chinese made cars here in the Tropics is that they do not last much. They start showing corrosion problems very easily.

[@Jamesandkate]

This is predominantly composite so should be ok

[@markthomasson5077]

Is this van a ground up EV?

[@pjbridges1]

What’s the price?

[@Jamesandkate]

In the description. 21k

[@GrrMeister]

@@Jamesandkate *Sounds Very Attractive.*

[@anthonyschofield6438]

You can get them for around 26k

[@tempbamboo8548]

Thanks for your review. Chinese built car is very concerning about 'quality' so for every little items of quality check. no. of degree of aircon, battery kWH, even miles, leather seat.. they all give you just passing the quality check. However, in terms of overall design, human comfortability, balancing or integration among different features.. They are still very young. Low price strategy probably work in their country, but definitely not others. Buy a car is more than buying a powerdrill, you live with this car for long, so safety features, noise isolation as well as after sales services.. all these count.

[@CJMVector321190]

Remember polestar 2 is Chinese and Chinese built, Tesla’s model 3 is the same.

[@E4Toffee]

Env200 been out since 2014 and has a payload of 705 kgs not 400, the build quality of the out going Env200 is far superior than the Maxus. The quality of the Maxus means it’s a lot cheaper , not rocket science

[@grahamjohnson4702]

China gave itself a problem with quality in the past by not instigating quality control and letting companies roll out rubbish products with no comeback, they have realised the benefits of having quality control and improved the game, otherwise companies like Apple and Audi or Mercedes would not allow them to make their products, just look at how many countries BYD sell in or licence their products in. I remember a company that made London taxis that because they had a sole selling ground turned out rubbish taxi cabs and went down the pan when other manufacturers started to make their London Taxi cab, bought by a Chinese firm and diversifies and is making a come back.

[@ghost70]

Very bad seating ,sounds just like a zoe. Unacceptable for price , 21st century and many ppl :(

[@thelogician1934]

no radar whatsoever. not good.