{"id":187885,"date":"2026-06-15T13:06:57","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T11:06:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/?p=187885"},"modified":"2026-06-15T13:06:57","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T11:06:57","slug":"hola-vle-mercedes-starts-electric-van-production-in-spain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/nl\/2026\/06\/15\/hola-vle-mercedes-starts-electric-van-production-in-spain\/","title":{"rendered":"Hallo, VLE!: Mercedes start met de productie van elektrische bestelwagens in Spanje"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Drie maanden na de wereldpremi\u00e8re is de serieproductie van de volledig elektrische VLE officieel van start gegaan in de Mercedes-fabriek in Vitoria, Spanje. Deze gelegenheid werd zo belangrijk geacht dat de CEO van het bedrijf persoonlijk ter plaatse verscheen.<b><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Ola K\u00e4llenius, CEO van Mercedes-Benz Group AG, woonde de ceremonie ter gelegenheid van de start van de productie bij, samen met Thomas Klein, hoofd van Mercedes-Benz Vans.<\/p>\n<p>Daarbij waren ook Jordi Hereu, de Spaanse minister van Industrie en Toerisme, en Imanol Pradales, waarnemend president van Baskenland, aanwezig. Dat is nogal een indrukwekkende gastenlijst voor een alledaags fabrieksbezoek.<\/p>\n<p>Maar goed, de VLE is het eerste voertuig dat is gebouwd op het VAN.EA-platform voor elektrische bestelwagens. Voor Mercedes staat er veel op het spel.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4>Grondige revisie<\/h4>\n<p>De fabriek in Vitoria heeft een langere geschiedenis dan veel mensen beseffen. Ze werd in 1954 opgericht als onderdeel van Auto-Union en werd in 1981 een Mercedes-Benz-fabriek. Momenteel werken er ongeveer 5.000 mensen en ligt de fabriek in het hart van het industri\u00eble centrum van Baskenland.<\/p>\n<p>Ter voorbereiding op de productie van de VLE onderging de fabriek een van de meest ingrijpende renovaties uit haar geschiedenis. Er werden vanaf de grond af nieuwe carrosserie-, spuit- en assemblagefaciliteiten gebouwd. De logistieke en IT-infrastructuur werden aangepast om te voldoen aan de eisen van de VAN, met name het EA-platform.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-187889\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newmobility.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/26C0190_001-scaled.jpg?resize=640%2C360&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newmobility.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/26C0190_001-scaled.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newmobility.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/26C0190_001-scaled.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newmobility.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/26C0190_001-scaled.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cMet de VLE produceert de vestiging in Vitoria voor het eerst een voertuig op basis van de nieuw ontwikkelde, modulaire en schaalbare bestelwagenarchitectuur.<\/p>\n<p>\u201dIn de toekomst zal deze architectuur de technologische basis vormen voor het volledige productassortiment van Mercedes-Benz Vans\", aldus Mercedes. In de fabriek worden momenteel de VLE, de V-Klasse, de Vito en de eVito op diezelfde productielijn gebouwd.<\/p>\n<h4>\u201cGrote trots\u201d<\/h4>\n<p>De pre-serieproductie ging in september 2025 van start, waardoor het team de logistiek en de productieprocessen kon verfijnen voordat de productie op volle toeren kwam.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDe start van de serieproductie van de VLE vervult me met grote trots\u201d, aldus fabrieksdirecteur Bernd Krottmayer. \u201cDe succesvolle transformatie van onze fabriek en de opschaling van de productie zijn het resultaat van de dagelijkse inzet van onze medewerkers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sinds april kunnen kopers de VLE bestellen zonder proefrit. In Belgi\u00eb begint de VLE 300 (L1) bij \u20ac 76.508. Er worden goedkopere varianten verwacht \u2013 dichter bij \u20ac 70.000 \u2013 met de komst van de instapversie VLE 250.<\/p>\n<p>Gezien de omvang en het premiumkarakter richt Mercedes zich op particuliere kopers die de actieradius en oplaadprestaties van de oude EQV tot nu toe te beperkend vonden. Maar natuurlijk staan ook shuttlevlootbedrijven, hotels en zakelijke gebruikers die behoefte hebben aan flexibiliteit op grote schaal op de lijst.<\/p>\n<h4>Drie varianten<\/h4>\n<p>De VLE is de directe opvolger van zowel de V-Klasse als de EQV, en het eerste productiemodel op het nieuwe VAN.EA-platform van Mercedes-Benz Vans. Hij is gepositioneerd op het uitrustingsniveau van de E-Klasse \u2013 vandaar de \u2019E\u2018 in de naam. Er volgt ook een luxere VLS, als S-Klasse-equivalent van de line-up.<\/p>\n<p>Bij de lancering worden drie uitvoeringen aangeboden. De VLE 250 is uitgerust met een 80 kWh LFP-accu die tot 300 kW gelijkstroom kan laden en is vooral bedoeld voor zakelijke klanten en wagenparkbeheerders.<\/p>\n<p>De VLE 300 en VLE 400 4MATIC maken beide gebruik van een 115 kWh NMC-accu op een 800-volt-platform met een gelijkstroomlaadvermogen tot 320 kW, goed voor een WLTP-actieradius van meer dan 700 km. Een oplaadbeurt van 15 minuten voegt 355 km toe aan uw actieradius, waardoor u in theorie 1.000 km per dag kunt afleggen met slechts \u00e9\u00e9n oplaadstop.<\/p>\n<h4>\u201cStoelballet\u201d<\/h4>\n<p>Het busje is minstens 5,31 meter lang en heeft een wielbasis van 3,34 meter \u2013 en dankzij de vierwielbesturing bedraagt de draaicirkel slechts 10,9 meter. De luchtweerstandsco\u00ebffici\u00ebnt is 0,25, wat echt indrukwekkend is voor een voertuig van deze omvang.<\/p>\n<p>De auto is verkrijgbaar in uitvoeringen met zes, zeven of acht zitplaatsen, en biedt tot 4.078 liter laadruimte wanneer alle achterstoelen zijn verwijderd. De VLE 400 4MATIC kan bovendien tot 2,5 ton trekken.<\/p>\n<p>Tot slot maakt bidirectioneel laden (V2H en V2G) deel uit van de functies van de VLE, hoewel Mercedes heeft bevestigd dat deze functie in Belgi\u00eb nog niet beschikbaar is.<\/p>\n<p>Een warmtepomp is standaard. En als je de achterbank al vanuit je luie stoel wilt verstellen voordat je vertrekt, dan is het via de app bedienbare \u201cstoelenballet\u201d precies wat je zoekt.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Three months after its world premiere, series production of the all-electric VLE officially kicked off at Mercedes&#8217; plant in Vitoria, Spain. The occasion was deemed important enough to bring the company&#8217;s CEO out on site. Ola K\u00e4llenius, CEO of Mercedes-Benz Group AG, attended the production launch ceremony alongside Thomas Klein, Head of Mercedes-Benz Vans. 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The occasion was deemed important enough to bring the company&#8217;s CEO out on site. Ola K\u00e4llenius, CEO of Mercedes-Benz Group AG, attended the production launch ceremony alongside Thomas Klein, Head of Mercedes-Benz Vans. They were joined by Jordi Hereu, Spain&#8217;s Minister for Industry and Tourism, and Imanol Pradales, Acting President of the Basque Country. That\u2019s quite an esteemed guest list for a routine factory event. But then again, the VLE is the first vehicle built on the VAN.EA electric&hellip;<\/p>\n","category_list_v2":"<a href=\"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/nl\/category\/batteries\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Batteries<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/nl\/category\/belgium\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Belgium<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/nl\/category\/europe\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Europe<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/nl\/category\/industry\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Industry<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/nl\/category\/market\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Market<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/nl\/category\/product\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Product<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/nl\/category\/top-stories-today\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Top Stories Today<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/nl\/category\/transport\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Transport<\/a>","author_info_v2":{"name":"Piet Andries","url":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/nl\/author\/piet-andriesgmail-com\/"},"comments_num_v2":"0 comments","yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>\u00a1Hola, VLE!: Mercedes starts electric van production in Spain - newmobility.news<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/nl\/2026\/06\/15\/hola-vle-mercedes-starts-electric-van-production-in-spain\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"nl_BE\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"\u00a1Hola, VLE!: Mercedes starts electric van production in Spain - newmobility.news\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Three months after its world premiere, series production of the all-electric VLE officially kicked off at Mercedes&#8217; plant in Vitoria, Spain. 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