2022 Ford Transit Custom PHEV Review | A Bridging Technology Too Far?  

Chrysler needs to put the Pacifica hybrid engine in a work van and enter the work van market!

Why is Ford not bringing this truck to the US? Non of the PHEV commercial Van are availability in America.

I was looking for the consumption in hybrid mode, not that much about the noise, which is about obvious

What is the extended range?

why on earth would roll be induced because the engine is activated?

I can’t believe Ford are still using the 1.0 ecoboost. They all break at a young age.

I would like to see more ev vans if it’s at all possible. Thank you very much.

A bigger battery and using the motor only to charge the battery like a generator would be better.

01:43 Isn't it funny how the English countryside in no way looks like an American Forest State

Does anybody know how many litresof petrol it needs to charge the battery from completely empty to 100% whilst idling? This van would be perfect as an off grid camper. Full tank would probably off grid for a whole week with tv, cooking, heated floor/shower.

It’s staggering how “motoring journalists” still have no clue what they’re talking about with electric and hybrid vehicles - the regenerative braking is not something that magically extends your range, it regenerates (hint hint) some of the invested energy from your speed back in to the battery instead of heating up the friction brakes. It happens in almost all electric/hybrid vehicles regardless of which driving mode you’re in, it’s mainly a question of whether you prefer using one or two pedals for driving, but the effect is the same. I drove a 2.0 Transit diesel through the alps on holiday and really wished it was a hybrid, so that I could charge up at campsites overnight, but most of all use the regen on all the downhill sections instead of overcooking the brakes which is what happened on my journey. Please, ignorant journalists, please read up on the tech before making your very biased/judgy reviews.

Sorry I dont get it , why it is rolling with engine on when it is only used as a generator , and not driving the front wheels .Its still there working or not , weight stays the same either You are driving in electric or petrol generated electric. On further note, concept actually works, but maybe not in Your test environment , and with onboard generator, will not leave You stranded with an empty battery. For quick runabouts service/pickup/delivery and occasional longer trip it fits my business needs more than You know it. However If this 1l 3cyl engine is used to drive front wheels directly , then hell no, and forget all i mentioned above.

Price.

Why would it corner differently and "feel" heavier when engine is running?

That's what I call a minivan

50km on electric? They do realise that couriers drive for hours on end, don't they?

1.0 eco boost in a transit. 🙈 God those engines are so so bad, can't believe ford still hasn't done a recall for those engines

Went out to one that wouldn't go last night. ......... They'll be broken down all over the place when the second hand models move down market.

Bonjour, voici le van que j'aimerais, l'avenir du camping car ne pourra passer que par l'hybridation essence/batterrie,dire que la plupart achète de classique diesel turbo invendable dans moins de 10 ans, interdît en ville pollution etc,je roule DS5 H depuis presque 9 ans,impécable,sobre,confortable mais ferme et devrai le vendre pour m'offrir ce type de van pour les longs trajets avec mon fidèle griffon mais avant cela je me rendrais au salon' messe' en allemand fin aout et suite tralala!!Soyez prudent de la part d 'un ancien routier retraité désormais(PS j'ai dans mon garage également une Honda e pour les cours trajets!!

Does he not realise that the P in PHEV stands for Plug-in, not Petrol...........?

P = Plug in NOT petrol! 🤦‍♂️

"plug in hybrid" not "petrol hybrid"

There are not enough public chargers to cater for a deluge of these things on the road.

It’s rolls around corners when the generator is on? Me thinks your trying to be smarter than you are.

It's astonishing how bad this review is. For god's sake, do some research before you start spitting out your facts. Check Autogefühl channel for this very same car review and you'll get a completely different point of view which considers every aspect of this vehicle with ACTUAL knowledge. This was like, "okay, we got this vehicle for the next 30 minutes, let's get it wrapped up quickly". The engine sound is just what you expect from a petrol engine and there's zero difference between hybrid mode and empty battery regarding the performance. In full electric EV Now mode it's trying to calm down your driving to extend the range as far as possible - that's where the performance is justifiably lowered. And about the range, of course it's short but that's because it's a PHEV. Who on earth would make a PHEV with a 60 kWh battery pack? BTW, full electric eVito has 85kW motor - less effective than the Transit PHEV electric motor or the 1.0l Ecoboost engine alone. Transit motor power output is 100 kW with a peak output up to 160 kW! eVito has a 60kWh battery pack with 192 mile range, but in real world cold winter, it can drop down to even 60 miles!! Talk about buyers remorse after finding that out. We have the PHEV Transit and last 350 miles has been on zero petrol consumption. After buying it, I drove 155 miles back home from the dealer on all petrol with a mileage of about 30 mpg. That's comparable to our earlier diesel Transporter which would've cost actually more with current prices. We got 930 miles on the vehicle and it's still on its first tank of petrol (50 liter tank, half full now). It suits our business, it doesn't suit everyone's. That's why you got OPTIONS! Some journalists just doesn't seem to understand the logic on PHEV's. Always moaning about how the full electric range is too short.