Feeding the power to all four wheels is Mercedes' own seven-speed automatic. A centre diff apportions power front to rear and you have a choice of three modes - automatic, high range and low-range.

So, we recently got behind the wheel for a week, focusing on the urban driving for which Ford claims the E-Transit is best suited (as opposed to long highway hauls), to see how it compares to diesel ...

Its Commercial Van (RCV) outsold the Ford E-Transit and Mercedes-Benz eSprinter combined. GM's Chevrolet BrightDrop van made it into the top 3. Not only that, it was the best-selling electric van ...