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Farizon SuperVan to launch in UK

Craig Cheetham, contributor
Wed, 11 Dec 2024

A new name will arrive in the UK van market in 2025 in the form of the Farizon SuperVan – a Chinese-built and developed 3.5t panel van that will compete with the likes of the Mercedes-Benz eSprinter and Ford e-Transit but at an expected lower price tag.

Geely claims that the Farizon Supervan has been “designed specifically to meet the needs of European fleets”. It’ll have a payload of between 1,480kg and 1,800kg depending on model, with three roof heights, two lengths and two different battery sizes.

Prices have yet to be announced, but the Farizon SuperVan should arrive in showrooms before the end of March 2025 and will be distributed across the UK by Jameel Motors.

The batteries will be either 67kWh and 83kWh, with Farizon says it is aiming for up to 250 miles of range on a single charge from the bigger power pack. A further 350-mile/106kWh battery is expected to arrive later.

In a first for a large van, the Farizon SuperVan will have drive-by-wire braking and steering. Three versions will be for sale in the UK, with the Small, Mid-size and Large, measuring 5.0 metres, 5.5 metres and 6.0 metres in length, respectively.

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What are the speed limits for my seven-seater electric van?

I have a Vauxhall e-Vivaro seven seat van which is registered as a car but is not car derived. What are the speed limits? According to the police, it’s not car derived and is therefore a van so reduced to van speed limits but the V5 says it’s a car. Please can you clarify?
This is a very grey area and one that is quite often misinterpreted by the authorities, as well as by the vehicle manufacturers themselves. Ultimately, the only failsafe way is to check how the vehicle has been registered with DVLA. You can check via the V5C - look at the "Vehicle type approval." If it's N1, it's subject to van speed limits. If it's M1 it's subject to car speed limits.
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