The Combo-e Life is a versatile family vehicle modelled after the award-winning Vauxhall Combo Life van. Crowned ‘Electric Van of the Year’ for 2022, the Combo-e Life is an excellent choice for electric car leasing if you’re looking for a 5-seater with more space than the average family-sized SUV. 

Key highlights

The big highlight of the Combo-e Life is its ability to combine space and practicality. With 5 seats – the same as most cars on the road today – this isn’t an overwhelmingly huge vehicle that’s challenging to drive. However, the interior is super-spacious, making it great for family road trips. 

The secret to the Combo-e Life’s success is the location of the battery, which sits snugly under the floor so as not to compromise on interior space. Upfront, there’s plenty of headroom. In the back, the kids – and adults, too – will have generous legroom, making it comfy for long journeys. And if you’ve got lots of luggage, there’s nearly 600 litres of boot space without putting the seats down.

Performance & range

The official range for the Combo-e Life is 174 miles between charges, which is perfectly decent for an electric van. And when you do need to recharge, the 100 kW rapid charge option will get you to 80% in just 30 minutes. Speed-wise, you get about what you’d expect from a van of this size. It’ll go from 0-60 miles per hour in 11.2 seconds, which isn’t at all bad considering the weight and shape of the car. And even with the extra weight of the battery, it still accelerates quicker than the petrol version. 

The 50 kWh lithium-ion battery isn’t the biggest around, but this is standard across all Vauxhall models, including the Corsa-e and Mokka-e.

Tech specs

• 50 kWh lithium-ion battery
• 100 kW (136 PS) electric motor
• 5 seats
• 8-inch colour touchscreen
• 3 x ISOFIX child seat points
• Rated to tow up to 750 kg

Similar models

If you’re keen on leasing a Vauxhall electric car, the Vivaro-e Life van is the only other option that’s going to give you the same level of interior space. However, if you’re open to EV leasing options from other brands, there’s plenty to choose from. Perhaps the closest is the Citroen C4, which shares the exact same battery and electric motor as the Combo-e Life. Alternatively, the Citroen e-Berlingo and Peugeot e-Rifter offer similar ranges from similarly sized vehicles.