Maxus e Deliver 3 electric van review
Category: Electric Van
Section: Introduction
Introduction
What Car? says...
The Maxus e Deliver 3 could be the electric van that convinces you to go green – but before we get into why, you might well be wondering what Maxus is.
Well, it's a name that adorned a number of LDV-made vehicles over the years. Since the brand’s take-over by Chinese consortium SAIC, Maxus has become the lead name for the relaunched company.
Keep reading the next few pages of this review to find out how the Maxus e Deliver 3 compares with the best electric vans in terms of performance, interior quality, day-to-day usability and, of course, load-lugging ability. We'll also let you know whether it should be on you or your company's shopping list.
By the way, if you need a larger electric van, the e Deliver 3 has a bigger sibling. You can read all about that in our Maxus e Deliver 9 review.
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FAQs
Maxus has been owned by Chinese car giant SAIC (which also owns MG) since 2010. It had previously been used as a nameplate on LDV vans, but is now the brand name for a family of vans the firm is launching. Read our Maxus e Deliver 3 review.
Maxus is wholly owned by Chinese firm SAIC. While its vans are rivals for Ford products, there is no connection between the two firms.It currently makes the Maxus e Deliver 3, Maxus e Deliver 9 and Maxus Deliver 9. Read our Maxus e Deliver 3 review.
Our testers don’t rate either the Maxus e Deliver 3 or Maxus e Deliver 9 highly, with the former given a below average two-star verdict out of five, and the latter three stars. However, the e Deliver 3 is at least cheaper than many rivals.
As the Maxus brand is so new to the UK and Europe there’s very little reliability data available. However, SAIC is a powerhouse of the Chinese car market, so it would be a mistake to automatically equate its newness with potential reliability concerns. Read our Maxus e Deliver 3 verdict.
The Maxus Deliver 9 is a rival in terms of size to the Ford Transit. However, it is not mechanically related to the Ford, nor rated anywhere near as highly by our testers. The Ford Transit gets four out of five stars overall, while the Ford E-Transit gets five stars; the Maxus e Deliver 9 gets three.
