Ford has unveiled its first fully electric Ford Transit van: the 2022 E-Transit, which starts at a targeted $45,000.
The new van is a part of the automaker's goal to become carbon neutral by 2050, according to a statement from Ford CEO and president Jim Farley in a news release announcing the E-Transit. However, this announcement is just one of several electric vehicles Ford currently has in its lineup: the automaker's electric Mustang Mach-E will be released later this year, and its electric F-150 will be hitting the roads in 2022.
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The new electrified iteration of the van has the same interior cargo measurements and mounting points as the traditional Transit. According to the automaker, this is helpful for upfitting and modification companies, including camper van converters that rely on the popular Ford Transit as the base for tiny homes on wheels.
The new zero-emissions van will be built at Ford's Kansas City Assembly Plant in Missouri, which the automaker recently invested $100 million into. The van will then be available in late 2021, and currently has a $45,000 price tag for the cutaway model specifically. For context, the van will be available in three different versions: cargo, cutaway, or chassis cab.
The E-Transit will also come with three roof height and body length options, and the high roof version will have enough standing room to accommodate someone as tall as six-foot, nine-inches.