Ford E-Transit Delivers the Goods Guilt Free

[@davidkaminski615]

Darn, I was looking forward to the TP test for this rig. Maybe I can recalculate with muffins.

[@marcelstanford430]

Thanks for giving us real world experience from a business willing to give commercial EV's a chance. I fully believe the much reduced running cost.

[@angeleon197]

Another excellent video, Tom! Thank you for bringing real life experience to the open, especially on the business topic. A lot of business owners might be afraid to go electric in a vehicle like this, but this shows just how effective and efficient an EV might be for them.

[@CaptDnaDonut]

This was a nice video! Always nice to see a user experience from a business with electric vans/trucks deployed. I ended up behind an E-Transit in my town. Pretty cool to see them on the road out and about. Its hard to tell they are electric without seeing the front grill up close or the badges.

[@Supernaut2000]

Hey, did I just see your evil twin in the back of the van stuffing himself with muffins?

[@DrivenCarReviews]

Well, the truck was empty at the end...

[@LVRaven610]

Love this video, Tom. Great to see how a real-world business is working through this process. I thought that Scott's comments about the concerns of the drivers before the EVs went into use were typical... It seems that the people most opposed to EVs are in one of two camps... either: 1 - Those who haven't driven one (and don't understand the proper use-cases and benefits in cost & driving experience) or 2 - Those who have an agenda (and, oh by the way, also haven't driven one). Reminds me of the old PSA's... "The more you know..."

[@justinmatthews7789]

Genuinely insightful video, Tom. I have no need for an electric delivery van, but the insight into these things is much appreciated

[@jonathankleinow2073]

Very neat! I'll be very interested to find out how the numbers all work out once they have 250k miles on them as compared with the gas-powered fleet.

[@ElectroAtletico]

An HVAC business in my area, NE US, (daytime urban/busy suburban work) leased one to test. The rest of their fleet is standard Ford Transit with high roof. They used it only within 10-15 miles of the home base because of the short range (tech told me that they were getting around 80 mile range). They're not going to renew that lease.

[@DrivenCarReviews]

Huh. That doesn't line up to what the Macrina folks get. But Nebraska can be cold constantly and they probably need to drive further since it's less dense than the Seattle area.

[@VishnuKamath]

As a PNW resident, EV's are great for climate. it doesn't get that cold. Loved the review format. This is more practical than the Highway range test.

[@denault3985]

Ouch, those bakery items are kind of expensive but they must be good. Those E-Transit vans are probably much smoother & quieter.

[@miketrebert7788]

Thanks for this one. EVs will only get better.

[@acchaladka]

A three thousand dollar premium, minus a $7500 subsidy, and that's the low range model?? Not counting fuel savings... These things are going to be everywhere, that's a stonking deal for a business running on cash flow

[@SSS-mp8th]

One of the few places BEV's make sense today.

[@1guyin10]

The Promaster electric will offer 162 miles of range. It appears that they will initially offer it only as a 3500 high roof model and it will start in the mid $80s. I believe that one is slated to carry a 110 kWhr battery. They can all add more range, but it comes at a significant cost.

[@tompaull3214]

Tom, great video. I liked this real world look into the EV market. I never considered how much easier an EV could be on a driver 8 hours a day.

[@briancaos]

A surprisingly large number of van delivery routes are very short - at least in Europe - and can easily be handled by electric vans. We even see semi trucks popping up. 220-ish miles (350km) in a semi seems very short, but given that drivers have to rest for each 4.5 hours of driving, all we need is places for them to charge when resting. Some truck drivers who wants an early retirement, delay their retirement when they are (reluctantly) switched into EV vans and semi's. The ride is smoother, the tinnitus is lowered and the stress levels are reduced. For some transportation jobs, EV's can be the right tool for the job. If we can reduce the emissions on these short-route deliveries, we can better accept that long-range trucking is done using Diesel and Gasoline.

[@JDelta87]

That's some quality production there, Tom. I'll have to check out that bakery next time I'm in Kent. EVs make a lot of sense for their delivery environment.

[@wvusciguy]

If I were close. I’d buy a muffin. Ty for reaching out beyond what manufacturers provide the press

[@phantom6knight]

This was such a great video to see how people actually use EVs! Thanks for the insight into a real life business use!

[@johnvolkman7208]

20 degrees in Seattle is very rare

[@DrivenCarReviews]

True

[@i3drivingnerd]

Are there no DCFC along their route they could just stop at for 20min on a cold day? Seems silly to come back to the depot to swap for a gas van.

[@KL-md9ey]

More of these types of videos Tom!

[@PHXSJAZ]

This was a great real-world case study. I enjoyed this a lot.

[@jlabala]

$7 for a slice of quiche, that better be some good quiche. All jokes aside, like the switch in content, very interesting.

[@mikegaul1623]

Great video, Tom.

[@ThinkOutsideTheCube]

Great story Tom!

[@jamesellsworth9673]

This was somewhat different and very interesting content.

[@jessesea77]

I loved this video!

[@Mojo522]

I'm going to go get a coffee & muffin, lol. I hope you're having a good day.

[@JarmelSingsKaraoke]

👏👏

[@talalhart2914]

why seat looks bad and tight

[@AviationDirection]

Where did your Top 20 video go? Deleted twice…

[@DrivenCarReviews]

Technical snafus. It'll be up again tonight.

[@TinLeadHammer]

Feels like it was paid by Ford and Macrina, but the info is useful nonetheless, and you did not push too hard about how much they like Ford vans. I guess you figured that YT ads alone is not sustainable. Electric delivery vans make more sense than Cybertruck or Rivian R1 anyway.

[@DrivenCarReviews]

It was not paid for by either. But full disclosure, I did score a delicious quiche.

[@dandebbieminert5712]

Or is this finally an EV with enough room to carry around its own massive EV hypocrisy? Earth savers can feel great about themselve while burderning people in other regions with their EV battery production waste and power production polution?

[@DrivenCarReviews]

Right. Petroleum production creates no waste or effect anyone.