2026 Ford Transit City EV priced at $50,000 drive-away

The Ford Transit City has been announced for Australia, priced at $50,000 drive-away and due to reach its first customers in November 2026.

One of Australia’s cheapest one-tonne electric vans, it will become the entry point to Ford’s Transit commercial vehicle range.

While it’s similar in size to the E-Transit Custom already in local showrooms, the Transit City is designed specifically for last-mile deliveries and customers prioritising cargo space and payload over driving range.

Ford Australia has confirmed it will be offered in a single model grade, with its $50,000 drive-away price not contingent on buyers holding an Australian Business Number (ABN).

The aggressive pricing puts the Transit City among Australia’s cheapest electric vans, going toe-to-toe with the LDV eDeliver 5, currently offered from $47,990 drive-away ($2000 off its standard price), and the Farizon V7E, which starts at $49,990 drive-away.

Ford said more than 50 per cent of commercial vans sold in Australia are priced below $55,000, a figure the Transit City comfortably undercuts with its drive-away pricing.

It’s also considerably cheaper than the most affordable E-Transit Custom, which starts at $77,890 before on-road costs.

The Transit City will be covered by Ford’s new seven-year, unlimited-kilometre Service Activated Warranty, available to commercial and private buyers provided the vehicle is serviced within the Ford dealer network.

Its high-voltage battery and other electric drivetrain components will be covered for eight years or 160,000km, whichever comes first.

It will have the same 12-month/30,000km service intervals as the Transit Custom.

The Transit City is one of two upcoming Australian-market Ford models produced in China by Jiangling Motors Corporation (JMC), Ford’s local joint-venture partner.

The other is the Ford Bronco Basecamp, which is due here during the second half of 2027.

JMC worked with Ford Europe, the global development hub for the Transit model line, to engineer the Transit City specifically for urban and last-mile delivery work.

Underpinned by a dedicated electric platform, the Transit City will be offered here in essentially the same specification as the Chinese-market model, which entered production last week after being unveiled earlier this year.

While Ford Australia hasn’t announced full specifications, it has confirmed the sole local version will use a 110kW front-mounted electric motor and a 56kWh lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery.

The battery will provide 245km of combined WLTP range, increasing to as much as 380km on the WLTP city cycle.

For comparison, the rear-wheel drive E-Transit Custom offers as much as 346km of combined WLTP range.

“We’ve looked at the data of over 2000 Transit Custom customers here in Australia, and what we came to know from that is that up to 90 per cent of those customers travel less than an average of 76 kilometres a day, and up to a maximum of 200 kilometres a day at their peak,” Ford Pro manager Karen Larkin said at the announcement in Melbourne.

“So, Transit City’s battery range delivers more than enough [range for] a typical urban delivery route in urban and city centres.”

Ford said the quoted range figures were recorded with the vehicle carrying a load equivalent to 28 per cent of its payload capacity.

For occasions when additional range is needed, Ms Larkin said 87kW DC fast-charging capability could add 68km of range in 10 minutes, while charging from 10 to 80 per cent takes 33 minutes.

A full charge using an 11kW AC charger takes approximately 5.5 hours.

Ms Larkin also confirmed the Australian Transit City’s specifications will differ little from those of the European-market model, which is also sourced from China.

The Transit City will offer 6.4 cubic metres of SAE-measured cargo volume.

That compares with 5.7 cubic metres for the short-wheelbase diesel Transit Custom Trend and 6.5 cubic metres for long-wheelbase Transit Custom and E-Transit Custom models.

There’s enough cargo room for three Euro pallets, along with eight tie-down points and a 1085kg payload capacity.

The sole Australian specification will also feature a passenger-side sliding door and rear barn doors that open to 180 degrees.

The cabin is accessed using keyless entry and contains three seats, including a heated driver’s seat, along with a 12.3-inch central touchscreen offering wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto connectivity.

While the Transit City doesn’t have a crash rating from independent safety authority ANCAP, Ford Australia has confirmed it will come standard with front and rear parking sensors, a rear-view camera with guidance lines, and adaptive cruise control with stop-and-go functionality.

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