Arrival Van

The Arrival Van is an electric van produced by Arrival. It will be marketed from 2022.

Overview[]

The pre-production prototype of a fully electric van, which was also the first vehicle developed by the British company Arrival, was presented in August 2017.^[1] In the introductory part, the Van took the form of a futuristic, curved single-body van with a large glazed area around the driver's seat, led by a large windshield and angular proportions.

The final design for series production underwent extensive visual changes, making its debut in March 2021. While maintaining the single-body silhouette, the Van gained a more protruding and heaped front part of the body painted black. Access to the cabin was possible thanks to a sliding door, and apart from the driver's seat, there was also an additional fold-out bench for an occasional passenger.^[2]

Assembly[]

The start of production of the Van is scheduled for Autumn 2022, with the plant in Bicester, England, chosen as the site for the production of the vehicle.^[3] At the same time, in the third quarter, production is also scheduled to begin at the second Arrival plant in the United States, where production in Charlotte, North Carolina for the UPS fleet of up to 10,000 vans will take place.^[4]

Powertrain[]

The Van is a fully electric van, which is powered by a 163 hp engine that transfers power to the front axle and allows it to accelerate to a maximum of 120 km/h (75 mph).^[2] The manufacturer has provided four battery sizes to choose from, with a variable range and a maximum permissible capacity: 67 kWh and up to 180 km (110 mi), 89 kWh and up to 239 km (149 mi), 111 kWh and up to 289 km (180 mi), and a top one with a capacity of 139 kWh and a maximum range of up to 340 km (210 mi).^[2]

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