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By Jonathan Crouch

IVECO can offer another model option for customers seeking a full-electric large van in the form of this eSuperJolly model. Jonathan Crouch takes a look.

Ten Second Reviewword count: 57

IVECO enters the volume part of the electric van segment with this borrowed Stellantis design, the eSuperJolly. Nothing here is really different to what you get with the five other branded versions of this design. But the service back-up and dealer expertise that come with it might be, given that IVECO is a properly dedicated van franchise.

Backgroundword count: 157

For almost as long as anyone can remember, IVECO has sold just one van model line - the Daily. Now though, it has three, with the introduction of two electric models, the mid-sized eJolly and the larger eSuperJolly, the latter being the LCV we look at here. Given that there's already an eDaily LCV to represent IVECO in the electric part of the large van segment, you might wonder (as we did) why the brand needs the eSuperJolly as well. But the eDaily is a more heavy duty large electric van; an eSuperJolly (though still big) is better suited to tight congested city streets. As you might guess from a glance, it's a borrowed Stellantis design, based on a model line also used by five other brands and in production in combustion form since 2008 and as in EV since 2020. It's going to play a significant part in considerably widening IVECO's reach in the LCV segment.

Driving Experienceword count: 219

Obviously, the eSuperJolly doesn't drive any differently from its Stellantis cousins. And of course shares all the pluses and minuses of a design that's now been about in electric form for more than half a decade. Interestingly, IVECO chose not to take the diesel version. The Stellantis drivetrain sees a 110kWh battery paired with a gutsy 270hp electric motor offering up to 410Nm of torque. The resulting package can take this eSuperJolly up to 263 miles between charges. There are strange-looking push-button controls for the single-speed gearbox, but the starting procedure's straightforward. Unlike other EV vans, the surge of power you get at the wheel of this one is rather gradual. The performance and range of this IVECO can be optimised depending on conditions thanks to three driving modes ('Normal', 'Eco' and 'Power'). Plus there are paddles located just behind the steering wheel that activate four levels of regenerative deceleration ('High', 'Medium', 'Low' and 'Freewheeling'), which let you tailor deceleration to your preference, from maximum energy recovery to effortless coasting. The steering's quite a old-fashioned set-up that's quite heavy at low speeds, but lightens up at faster ones. Whatever eSuperJolly variant you select, around town, this van can make light work of tricky urban situations. Ride quality isn't too much affected by the extra weight of the battery pack.

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