Ford E-Transit Custom gets range boost and AWD
Ford has boosted the range of its E-Transit Custom van for 2026 with a bigger battery, and added all-wheel drive.
From early next year the all-electric version of Ford’s best-selling panel van will come with a 71kWh battery in place of the previous 64kWh unit. That increases the E-Transit Custom’s maximum range from 209 miles to 232 miles.
The bigger battery also brings a charging boost for drivers, cutting a 10-80% top-up from 39 minutes to 29 minutes despite the increased battery capacity. Owners of existing vans will also benefit from faster charging thanks to over-the-air software updates, cutting charging for the smaller battery to 25 minutes.
The 2026 updates for the E-Transit Custom will also add the option of an all-wheel-drive variant in addition to the standard rear-wheel-drive version.
Ford says that the addition of a front-mounted motor will “provide optimum torque to all four wheels, maximising traction and capability on steep inclines, and enabling enhanced vehicle dynamics, even in extremely slippery icy or muddy driving conditions”.
The E-Transit Custom AWD model is scheduled for launch in spring 2026 and will be available across multiple versions of the van including the rugged Trail series and the E-Tourneo Custom passenger van.
The Transit Custom, including the E-Transit Custom, is the UK’s biggest-selling van, with more than 46,000 units registered so far in 2025. That’s almost 20,000 units more then the larger Transit/E-Transit, which is the country’s second most popular van.
The updates to the E-Transit Custom are also expected to find their way onto the Volkswagen E-Transporter, which is based on Ford’s underpinnings and built in Ford’s factory in Turkey.
