Is Faraday Future about to enter the commercial van business? Maybe. A recent patent submitted by the company to the European Union Intellectual Property Office includes illustrations of what appears to be an electric commercial delivery van concept.
Like similar vehicles from Ford, BrightDrop, Canoo, and Rivian, Faraday Future’s proposed van is a boxy thing that appears to maximize cargo space over style. While little is known about the vehicle, it is possible that Faraday Future decided to use its still-in-development FF91’s platform as a basis for the van. If so, then it may share the electric SUV’s 126.0-inch wheelbase, a figure that puts it within four inches of the Ford E-Transit’s standard wheelbase. The long rear overhang of Faraday Future’s van, however, seems to indicate it’ll likely cast a shadow closer to that of the long-wheelbase E-Transit, which measures as long as 263.9 inches from stem to stern.
Of course, without any real context for the size of this thing, it’s possible these illustrations actually show a more compact van from Faraday Future, as opposed to a full-size one. Similarly, it’s possible the vehicle in these illustrations previews a production-ready model. That said, a number of styling details lead us to believe the attached drawings show a concept vehicle, including the van’s thin and narrow headlights and taillights and its lack of windshield wipers.
Nevertheless, we imagine it wouldn’t be too difficult for Faraday Future to translate the basic look of the vehicle to a production-ready van. Given the interest by various automakers to build and sell electric commercial delivery vans, it seems Faraday Future’s delivery van offers it the chance to create a vehicle in a segment with enough demand to produce the profits it needs to make pricier—and financially riskier—vehicles such as the FF91.
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