THE all-electric version of Volkswagen's Transporter van will be priced from £42,060 excluding VAT, the company has announced.

The ABT eTransporter 6.1, which has been developed by VW in conjunction with ABT e-Line, will have a zero emission range of up to 82 miles and comes with no compromise on cargo space.

Charging to 80 per cent capacity can be done in around 45 minutes using a 50kW DC charger.

From a wallbox the eTransporter can take AC charging up to 7.2kW and a full recharge will take approximately five and a half hours.

The battery is fitted underneath the load area to avoid compromising the cargo area of 6.7 cubic metres and payload of up to 1,001kg.

VW says the ABT eTransporter 6.1 delivers a maximum power output of 110ps and has a 0-62mph time of 17.4 seconds.

All variants of the ABT eTransporter 6.1 are exempt from road tax and have unrestricted access to the London Ultra Low Emission Zone and Clean Air Zones.

Advance trim models - which come with 17-inch alloy wheels, electrically foldable door mirrors, automatic LED headlights, rain sensing windscreen wipers, a heated windscreen, auto-dimming rear-view mirror and front and rear parking sensors as standard - are priced from £45,360.

The kombi crew van and kombi crew van Advance are priced from £46,375 and £49,985 respectively.

All prices are excluding VAT.