GoEV | 2021 Vauxhall Vivaro-e Life Full Review | 100% ELECTRIC van!

[@antclare4905]

Just got our yesterday after a very long wait… lovely drive unreal space and surprisingly light and manoeuvreable… do have concerns about making long journeys with the limited miles on full charge but happy to make the change

[@rizwanlatif4836]

If there a bigger battery what gives you 380 miles I buy on straight away

[@bernardcharlesworth9860]

Well with grid serve taking over from electric highway. You should find rapid charging easier.They will take a 100kw of power and plugged into morissons supermarket this evening and got enough charge for rest of week in 20mins.

[@louisehillen9307]

@@rizwanlatif4836 same here if someone had to go to the nearest bigger hospital in Swansea we wouldn't get there and back without charging.

[@johnminshall242]

It’s a work-in-progress with that range. I couldn’t live with it myself, but I’m sure a few will!

[@carolinesarahthompson9690]

I picked up the kombi a week ago. It's a great van. If you are not doing high mileage on a daily basis It's a fab van and very efficient compared to fuel. On the motorway you can see the remaining miles eating away quickly that is a worry if you was going on holiday or on a long trip. You just have to plan ahead more. There are plenty of apps to find an e charger nearby. There is no way this would be a taxi having been an operator myself it's a non starter. You can't plan customers around charging if they was going to Heathrow Airport. Equally for big families fully laden this won't do much miles. It only suits me as I'm taking the rear seats out for giant breed dogs and trips under 100 miles return. Incidentally the rear seats don't move on a track. Nor to they recline. Apart from that great handling and visibility.

[@annagilda1]

Once these get a real world range of 300-400 miles, ill be very much buying the van version of this. The 75kwh van isn't far off in fairness.

[@sean19]

Just about to order an e-life but I believe I'll have to wait until March 2023 to pick it up . Is what it is at the moment I suppose.

[@bernardcharlesworth9860]

Good first attempt but needs a ground up design like the electric London bus.

[@vintagehandymanproject]

I will die of range anxiety in the motorway with this van.

[@robertrobertson5329]

i have tried since may this year to place an order for a vivaro e life .been told there is no demonstators available. i have tried every dealership in scotland and contacted vauxhall direct to no avail ..very sad to be ignored ...

[@kellyshabbir2935]

I’ve just placed an order for one and the wait is 7-9 months, there was no demo vehicle but luckily there was one waiting to be picked up by another customer which I was able to look at, it is truly a fab vehicle

[@aaronbiddulph1442]

We should be collecting in a few weeks hopefully. It will have been 7-8 months wait but really excited to finally get ours!

[@dilmiah2636]

I ordered my Vauxhall Vivaro e life elite in May 2021 and received it in October 2021. I live in London and it’s quite good around the central zones. A lot of space.

[@MoretonHD]

@@kellyshabbir2935 are you still waiting for yours?

[@MoretonHD]

@@aaronbiddulph1442 What's it like? I am looking at the Elite L

[@commuterbranchline8132]

A fair summary of this very spacious, utilitarian, yet limited people Luger. With the self stated 2.3 miles per KWh, the 45 Kw usable capacity of the battery would just about cover 100 miles between charges, without considering vehicle passenger and luggage load, hills, headwinds and rain. Very very careful planning would be required for motorway trips. Placing the fate of a family summer holiday upon the reliability the public charging network in the U.K. could be described at best as courageous and at worst at complete and utter lunacy. This vehicle would be very useful for any use case that involves short urban journeys.

[@Mrleejunman]

I ordered the elite version last August, been told it might be here by July!

[@abdulaaaa7014]

How long does it take to charge ?!

[@martinp8174]

Why have the psa group reduced the spec on vehicles and offered no compensation

[@carolinesarahthompson9690]

I agree the spec on my kombi is not as described. They changed the name of the model mid order to legally get around this. My main frustration was the rear seats not being on a track that now means I'm removing an entire bench seat so it suits my needs. It's not just this group vehicles everywhere have had the same done to get them off the production line quicker.

[@anthonynorris7736]

Interesting that it’s available on Motability for disabled people

[@bernardcharlesworth9860]

Really easy to drive better for disabled and chargers installed for wheel chair use. Less problems as you don't have to get a petrol attendant. Home charger can be installed to suit disabled drivers condition.

[@iantrott9152]

I’ve been looking to get one on Motability as my current lease runs out in April, but no dealers in the East Midlands seem to have them to look at :(

[@katpinksherry5151]

I’m on the Motability scheme with a Shuran which needs to go back next March as I’ll have had it 5 years. The only vehicle on the scheme large enough for my Mobility scooter and hoist is the Vivaro Elite. I’m going tomorrow to place the order; won’t be able to test drive as there are none available in any dealerships. Once another customer’s car arrives I can look at it and sit in it, but I’m stuck otherwise. I’m dreading the switch to electric because my health is so unpredictable I don’t want to be stuck looking for a charging port when I’m unwell and need to get home. Also, my blue badge is effectively useless as no disabled parking bays have charging ports.

[@cantstandlazyskanks]

​@katpinksherry5151 7u......ford have a vehicle big enough for my scooter and manual wheelchair, ford transit tourneo custom.... If you've had a vehicle for 5 years then it must be a WAV...?!...

[@RandomnessNI]

We just got are 9 seater yesterday it seems like a nice drive plenty of space but there was a plastic panel in the back seat and the boy in vauxhall didn't know what it was for any idea lol

[@ChorleyGroup]

Was it the grille blanking panel for the front? There is a panel which clips over the radiator grille to give slightly improved aero - particularly if you do more motorway driving.

[@RandomnessNI]

@@ChorleyGroup thank you that's were it goes it could also be for winter driving to keep the temperatures up for the heating I think as I had an old jeep that would not heat in the winter so I covered part of the radiator vent and that sorted the problem thanks again even the car dealer didn't know lol

[@martinp8174]

75kwh takes 45 min to charge on fast charge and 50kwh takes 30 mins, not what you stated.

[@BXLCridland]

Will they bring in the 75kwh battery pack to the UK like they do under the Opel brand in Europe? Would love one to replace our 7 seater family car, but already have a short range EV & need something that does more than 110-120 miles at motorway speeds.

[@bernardcharlesworth9860]

Try Peugeot they may do it with 75kw

[@BXLCridland]

Not for sale in the UK (yet). Messaged Peugeot to see if there are any plans to bring the 75Kw variant to the UK.

[@MoretonHD]

@@BXLCridland did they reply?

[@BXLCridland]

@@MoretonHD not yet, they have given me a reference number though so will chase it up with them. Also contacted Vauxhall directly & they confirmed they have no current plans to bring the bigger battery varient to the UK, which is a massive shame as I feel it would do well, they tried to sell me the diesel version though.

[@BXLCridland]

Finally (it seems) the updated Peugeot e-Traveller will have the bigger battery variant in 2024. Hopefully it filters down to Vauxhall.

[@kristijanpetrovic845]

thats not possible 145-147miles per charge the battery would hold

[@robertback3048]

Absolutely no were near enough mileage range for me as a taxi, I cover 125 miles everyday just covering a school run (mainly motorway) I will say I know nothing on how to charge publicly and it wouldn't be available at home with recent costs especially and no driveway

[@kristijanpetrovic845]

nice looking van but horibble on range for this sort or van even for commercial use 140 miles per charge should of thought puting a bigger battery for this sort of van at least 300 miles per charge

[@youloveit1]

Real miles per full charge under full load? Anyone know?

[@dilmiah2636]

From what I got out of a full charge is 136 miles from one charge, in the city. On the motorway I got 100 to 110 miles.

[@youloveit1]

@@dilmiah2636 did you have passengers and load in boot?

[@dilmiah2636]

@kendo youloveit yes fully packed car however not full adults, as 4 children were onboard. The boot was full. I must say tho using the heater will kill the range. So does the AC but not as much as the heater.

[@MoretonHD]

@@dilmiah2636 kill it as in how much mate? lets say 100mile range, what will it end up being? Like 80?

[@dilmiah2636]

@@MoretonHD with the heater on at a 100 miles it will drop to around 60 to 70 miles in like 15 to 20mins of driving.

[@ahmedbeganovic3371]

Aint no way they made electric vivaro

[@simonsilcox1301]

Average range is 70miles it's shocking

[@ChorleyGroup]

We consistently got over 100 miles in our testing, and up to 150 miles was acheived in one drive. Range will be affected by weather, load, and road speed (over 65mph on motorways will take 20%+ off the range for example).

[@jakeroadtonowhere4070]

2022 that will cost you £36 to charge overnight AT HOME and you'll get about 100 miles and that's only gonna get worse as electric prices Rises

[@ChorleyGroup]

It's a 50kWh total battery size with 45kWh usable. At the 34p/kWh capped tariff for the next 2 years, that would be a maximum of 45x0.34= £15.30. But you can still get off-peak EV tariffs from companies like Octopus Energy, which will charge overnight for 7.5p/kWh = £3.38 for a complete charge.

[@jakeroadtonowhere4070]

@@ChorleyGroup Electric vehicles are an awesome idea what you’ve got to bear in mind Electric prices will only rise and that’s without the government having a cut out of electric car market because they will have to get fuel duty back some how what they will lose on petrol and diesel we may end up paying more electric car then we will be for petrol or diesel in the future what a disgrace that will be,and on top of that loss of earnings they’re gonna get from road tax it won’t be Bear thinking about how much electric car will cost us

[@NaveedAhmed-yw8uh]

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[@TraceUK]

Hahaha you don’t even get basic alloys! That’s ridiculous

[@MoretonHD]

You do on the Elite version

[@commuterbranchline8132]

Vauxhall 16 inch steel wheel cost £10 from the scrap yard or £55 new from Vauxhall. Cheap and cheerful to replace…..

[@andrewbarker143]

Shit range Factory advise , don t turn on any of the electric functions .

[@cantstandlazyskanks]

Pure crap..!