The JE is a light commercial all-electric vehicle from the British-based
Morris Commercial
Morris Commercial Cars Limited was a British manufacturer of commercial vehicles formed by William Morris, 1st Viscount Nuffield, William Morris, founder of Morris Motors, Morris Motors Limited, to continue the business of E G Wrigley and Com ...
company. The retro-styled van is based on the 1949
Morris Commercial J-type
The Morris Commercial J-type is a 10 cwt (0.5 ton) van launched by Morris Commercial in 1949 and produced until 1961. After the formation of the British Motor Corporation in 1952, by the merger of Morris' parent company, the Nuffield Organiza ...
and was first announced in 2017.
The JE was formally unveiled on 13 November 2019, with production announced to commence in 2021 with an expected price of around £60,000.
Specifications
The JE is powered by a rear-mounted electric motor and a 60
kWh
A kilowatt-hour (unit symbol: kW⋅h or kW h; commonly written as kWh) is a unit of energy: one kilowatt of power for one hour. In terms of SI derived units with special names, it equals 3.6 megajoules (MJ). Kilowatt-hours are a common bil ...
lithium-ion battery
A lithium-ion or Li-ion battery is a type of rechargeable battery which uses the reversible reduction of lithium ions to store energy. It is the predominant battery type used in portable consumer electronics and electric vehicles. It also se ...
pack. The battery has 60kWh rapid charging capability and is claimed to have a range of around 200 miles.
The JE has a
payload
Payload is the object or the entity which is being carried by an aircraft or launch vehicle. Sometimes payload also refers to the carrying capacity of an aircraft or launch vehicle, usually measured in terms of weight. Depending on the nature of ...
of 1000kg and a 2.5-tonne gross weight.
It has been designed and developed in
Worcestershire
Worcestershire ( , ; written abbreviation: Worcs) is a county in the West Midlands of England. The area that is now Worcestershire was absorbed into the unified Kingdom of England in 927, at which time it was constituted as a county (see His ...
, but the location of production has not yet been unveiled. The company aims to produce 1000 a year.
Based on a drive train of a Nissan LEAF. A glimpse of Leaf's dashboard can be seen in one of the videos also start button visible in BBC "Road travel show" - Wales episode
References
External links
*{{official, https://www.morris-commercial.com
Electric vans