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Fiat Professional Ducato Electric
Fiat changes the dynamics over van running costs
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Fiat Professional has unveiled a real milestone in the company’s long and illutrious history after it pulled the wraps off its first all-electric model – the Ducato Electric.
Available in all body variants, it comes with the best payload on the market: up to 1,950 kg, with the same load volumes as the conventional Ducato, from 10m 3 to 17m 3 .
Ducato Electric will offer a choice of battery options for a total range of 136 to 223 miles (NEDC cycle). Maximum power is 90 kW and maximum torque of 280 Nm.
The new Ducato continues along an evolutionary path that has never stopped for almost 40 years, with excellent performance, a strong focus on TCO (Total Cost of Ownership) and the best vehicle to support the different needs of every professional mission.
This same thinking underlines the Ducato Electric, the first full-electric Fiat Professional model, designed and developed according to the FCA Group’s most advanced quality standards. The Ducato Electric has been developed using a year’s worth of customer data in relation to the real use of their vehicles, confirming that more than 25% of the market already has a “Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) Attitude” and therefore ready and waiting for a mobility change.
Professionals working in specific business areas are well placed to be early adopters of this technology, considering the growth in online commerce, postal and courier services, home deliveries, local transport, and the widespread need to access to city centres.
The customers already interested in electric mobility today are the same ones; perhaps because of their specific mission types they give particular importance to TCO.
The Ducato Electric has been developed alongside the customer, through pilot projects involving large companies, to identify all specific uses and demands which in turn assists with individual customisation and configuration.
With this approach, Fiat Professional has been able to offer complete electric mobility solutions, based on the study of energy needs, able not only to cover every single mission but also to offer solutions ranging from vehicles to infrastructures, not forgetting any aspect of the world of services increasingly required by today’s new, constantly evolving mobility scenarios.
So as well as offering a complete range of versions, Ducato Electric will also feature modular battery size options, with range from 136 to 223 miles (NEDC cycle) and different charging configurations. All combined with impressive performances: speed limited to 62mph to optimise energy use, maximum power of 90 kW and maximum torque of 280 Nm.
Even better news is that the new electric powerplant does not penalise the Ducato’s strong point: best-in-class load volumes from 10 to 17 m 3 , and a payload of up to 1,950 kg, the best in its category.
All in all, Fiat Professional has effectively exploited its technological heritage and experience to develop the electric version of its best seller, meeting the needs of every professional user and delivering innovation, performance and flexibility, working in line with the Ducato mantra of “more technology, more efficiency, more value” to offer customers the “zero emissions” version of the most efficient, versatile van on the market.
The new Ducato Electric is a vehicle with no half-measures: 100% Ducato, 100% Electric. It will therefore be Fiat Professional’s key product in the field of electric mobility, and especially in the transition now under way from the traditional ‘choice of vehicle’ to a ‘choice of mobility’ based on specific working and business factors, as the purchase decision switches from Total Cost of Ownership to Total Cost of Mobility.
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Fuel economy and CO 2 results for the Fiat Professional E-Ducato. Mpg (l/100km): Not applicable. CO2 emissions: 0g/km. Electric range* 137 to 224 miles. These figures were obtained after the battery had been fully charged. The E-Ducato is a battery electric vehicle requiring mains electricity for charging. There is a new test for fuel consumption, CO2 and electric range figures. The electric range shown was achieved using the new test procedure. Figures shown are for comparability purposes. Only compare fuel consumption, CO2 and electric range figures with other cars tested to the same technical procedures. *The values indicated for vehicle range are measured by the manufacturer on pre-approval tests, and may be subject to modification depending upon the definitive homologation. Values may not reflect real-life driving results, which will depend upon a number of factors including the starting charge of the battery, accessories fitted (post-registration), variations in weather, driving styles and vehicle load.
Ducato adds special edition Shadow to range
Fiat Professional has launched a new limited version of its Ducato large van – the Shadow Edition.
Just 100 examples of the LWB version will be made available across the UK.
The Ducato Shadow Edition receives an exclusive exterior look with a new pastel grey paint, painted front bumper and black alloy wheels. Inside, the limited edition model receives the new 7-inch DAB radio with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto and full air conditioning.
For those awkward manoeuvres, the rear parking sensors should also come in handy, which are also fitted as standard.
All these extras are all on top of the standard trim’s high specification list, which includes a fixed full width steel bulkhead, side loading door, electric heated mirrors, deadlocks and electronic stability control.
The Ducato Shadow Edition is only available in LWB form combined with a 140hp 2.3-litre multijet II engine. The large panel van returns 40.9mpg and generates CO 2 emissions as low as 183g/km (WLTP) in this trim.
The Ducato Shadow Edition is available to The new Fiat Professional Talento – the brand’s supremely versatile and dependable workmate – has been named Medium Van of the Year at the prestigious Great British Fleet Awards 2020.
An expert panel of Fleet World Group editors put it through its paces alongside a full field of competitors and chose the Talento as their winner after being impressed by its winning combination of cutting-edge technology, design appeal, lower emissions, improved driving
order now, priced at £32,800 +VAT. It represents a customer saving of £1,745, 45% less than if the options were added to the standard trim Ducato.
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Another triumph for talented Talento
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dynamics and reduced SMR costs.
Van Fleet World Editor, Dan Gilkes, said: “Last year’s update saw a wholesale change beneath the bonnet. It now offers lower emissions, reduced fuel consumption and a cut in service and maintenance costs.
“A familiar appearance hides a major update, with an improved driving experience and lower emissions, along with the potential for improved productivity.”
