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The What Van? Road Test: Iveco eDaily
Date: Thursday, March 28, 2024
Interior and equipment
A DAB radio is included in the Bluetooth-enabled specification as is a touchscreen that among other things can tell you the level of charge left in the battery and the remaining range. The charge level is also displayed on the instrument panel.
Electric windows, heated and electrically adjustable exterior mirrors with a lower wide-angle section, and an electric parking brake are all included in the deal. A rear-view camera was fitted to our test vehicle, but wasn’t working.
A variety of standard and optional connectivity-enabled services are provided with eDaily through the Iveco On portal, with software updates enabled over the air and predictive diagnostics hopefully preventing faults leading to unscheduled halts. The services include the eDaily Routing app, which predicts the vehicle’s range, how much charge will be required for it to reach its destination, and the time of arrival.
The three-seater cab is not short of storage facilities.
The roster includes two lidded compartments plus a tray with a couple of USB sockets on the top of the dashboard, a capacious glovebox with a shelf above it, and two more shelves below the chunky, user-friendly, heating and ventilation switches. Our demonstrator came with automatic climate control.
Big bins in each of the doors include a moulding that can grasp a flask or a bottle of water and you will find a cup holder at each extremity of the fascia.
The back of the middle seat optionally folds down and turns into a desk with a detachable clipboard to keep paperwork tidy; we cannot help but remark that some items that are standard on competitor vehicles are options on eDaily. Pull up the passenger seat cushions, and you will find concealed compartments; handy for stowing away the vehicle’s charging cables.
The driver’s seat is height-adjustable as is the steering wheel, which plays host to the switches for the adaptive cruise control system. With its own, optional, suspension system plus an armrest and lumbar adjustment, and featuring memory foam, the seat is remarkably comfortable.
Driver and passenger airbags are fitted if you specify them as an option, and the wipers are triggered when rain spatters the optionally heated windscreen.
Front fog lights should prove useful in murky weather.
On-board driver assistance and safety systems include Hill Descent Control.
Advanced Electronic Braking System and City Brake should help minimise the risk of collisions if you take them as an option, as should Lane Departure Warning and Lane Keeping Assist.
In its latest iteration, the eDaily boasts a 10.25in digital instrument cluster. It comes with either a 7in or a 10in touchscreen with satnav, smartphone mirroring and voice control for the lights, windows and climate control system all up for grabs.
It also boasts Traffic Jam Assist to allow it to control its speed in urban areas and Traffic Sign Recognition to remind the driver of the speed limit in force on the road they are travelling along.
Our test truck rode on 16in wheels shod with 235/65 R16 Bridgestone Duravis R660 tyres. An optional tyre pressure monitoring system alerts the driver to any trouble they may find
themselves in along the way.
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