Not keen on bigger cars like the Citroen Berlingo going electric? We make a case for e-MPVs
, but you can’t beat a van for ease of use. The high seating position makes visibility amazing, and after several months of running it, I’m still discovering new cubbyholes.
If that doesn’t win you over, its practicality will. During my time with it, the ë-Berlingo has aced trips to the tip, carted a lawnmower to the repair shop and been piled up with cargo for trips to visit relatives. And every time I’ve finished loading it, I’ve looked in the back and realised that I could have fit more in.
has a 171-litre boot. The ë-Berlingo M? 775 litres. Or 3500 litres if you fold the seats down. And it’s around £2500 cheaper.Even the range isn’t as limiting as you would think. Around town, it’s actually really quite efficient. It’s only when you venture onto a motorway that the aerodynamic inefficiency really kicks in and the range plummets. And there’s an easy solution to that: slow down a bit.
So yes, living with an ë-Berlingo does require some compromise: an acceptance that you can’t perhaps go as far as you would always like as fast as you would always like. That will be a disqualifying trait for many. But if you persevere, if you learn to appreciate the ë-Berlingo for what it can do rather than what it can’t, it has strengths that few other EVs do.
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