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The What Van? Road Test: Fiat Professional E-Ducato (2021)
Date: Friday, November 12, 2021
Load bay
Access to the roomy cargo area is by means of a sliding nearside door plus twin rear doors, which can be swung through 270º. A full-height steel bulkhead separates the cab from the load bay, which features LED lighting.
Strapping down wayward cargo should be easy enough thanks to the generous provision of anchorage rings.
Eight tie-down points are set into the floor with two more at the base of the bulkhead. Two are mounted at waist-height on the nearside with three more positioned at the same level on the offside.
If you are looking for somewhere to stow your tie-down straps then you can always keep them on the deep shelf above the cab accessible solely from the load area.
With a 47kWh battery, the van’s payload capacity is 1,060kg; not a lot for a 3.5-tonner. Specify a 79kWh battery and your capacity falls to a meagre 765kg.
No towing capacity is quoted; not unusual for an electric van, agreed, but a limiting factor if the nature of your business means you need to haul a trailer. Fiat Professional is hinting that this restriction may be revisited.
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