Vans

New additions to the Ford Transit Connect panel van and Tourneo Connect people carrier line-ups get tough new looks

All-electric Renault Master ZE van is now available in 3.5 tonne form in a variety of body styles

The pure-electric Vauxhall Vivaro-e panel van will cost from £28,361, with a maximum range of 205 miles

The LEVC VN5 range-extender van shares its underpinnings with the TX London taxi – and it has an all-electric range of 58 miles

Light commercial vehicles are not only crucial to the way we shop now but also standard bearers for the switch to electric power, says Dean Gibson…

Chinese-owned Maxus has launched a fresh rival for the Ford Transit, with a 161bhp diesel engine and a maximum 1.3-tonne payload

The dinky Chinese electric van can cover a maximum of 150 miles between charges and haul up to a tonne of cargo

All-electric version of van-based Traveller people carrier comes with maximum claimed range of 143 miles

The Volkswagen ABT e-Transporter 6.1 has a maximum claimed range of 82 miles – and a price-tag of £42,060

We round up some of the many options that are available to you

The fastest van around the Nürburgring? That’ll be the VW Transporter. It’s just set a 9 minutes 58 seconds lap time

The new upmarket Sportivo spec is available across the Fiat van range

We round up the UK’s best-selling vans of 2014 so far