Opel Mokka Electric Transformed Into A Two-Seater LCV With Drawer Modules

The Opel Mokka Electrical just isn’t the primary car that involves thoughts when you consider LCVs, as it’s extra centered on model than practicality. Nonetheless, the automaker revealed a brand new model of the small SUV designed for professionals, describing it as an “all-electric service automotive”.

From the surface, the mannequin seems to be identical to every other Mokka. It’s while you open the doorways that you just discover there are solely two seats contained in the cabin, with the rear bench being changed by a number of units of drawers. The “clever racking system” is named bott vario3 and comes from the corporate Bott GmbH & Co Kg which gives comparable storage options for vans and workspaces.

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Within the Mokka, there are three modules of drawers, accessible from the rear doorways and the boot, with the latter being detachable. The modules are light-weight and hook up with a security body that’s connected to the car’s physique. The corporate claims that the drawers remained closed throughout crash assessments, and nothing fell out of the modules. Because of this, the specifically transformed Mokka Electrical is match to hold fragile objects – together with Opel’s Easter eggs as highlighted within the photoshoot.

The Opel Mokka Electrical was lately up to date with a extra highly effective and environment friendly powertrain, plus a barely bigger battery pack. Oddly, the automaker selected the older mannequin to make use of as a base for the service car. This implies it will get 338 km (210 miles) from the 50 kWh battery pack, lacking out on the 406 km (252 miles) from the brand new 54 kWh unit. Likewise, the front-mounted electrical motor produces 134 hp (100 kW / 136 PS) as a substitute of 154 hp (115 kW / 156 PS). Nonetheless, these specs are greater than sufficient for an urban-focused LCV regardless of the additional weight it might carry round if all drawers are filled with objects.

It isn’t clear if Opel plans on promoting this model of the Mokka Electrical, however provided that the bott vario3 racking system is already obtainable available in the market, a DIY conversion sounds believable. Typically talking, we wouldn’t be stunned if extra automakers introduced van conversions primarily based on their sub-compact SUVs. In any case, most supermini hatchbacks already are available in LCV taste, so the similarly-sized and mechanically-related SUVs that are normally roomier and extra sensible are an excellent candidate for the job.