Van

Nissan starts 2022 much like it started 2021, showing an inspiring adventure van concept that encourages a more active lifestyle. Its Caravan Mountain Base Concept looks and feels like a mountain lodge and offers a respite for weary trail runners.

General Motors new spin-off BrightDrop has completed its first delivery less than twelve months after it was launched. The company's EV600s have been handed off to FedEx, who will put them to work along its growing charging network in California.

The Sprinter and Vito have long been the "Mercedes" of van life, underpinning many campers. With the new Citan, Mercedes is eager to get its smallest van in on the action. It recently showed two Citan micro-campers good for leisure and daily driving.

EdisonFuture will introduce itself in a big way at this month's LA Auto Show, premiering an all-electric van and an e-pickup. It calls its EF1-V a delivery van, but large all-terrain tires and a rugged body form give it the look of an old-school SUV.

Some camper vans double as 6-, 7- or even 8-seat minivans. The Southvan Allrounder beats them all, carrying up to 9 people without even converting out of camper mode. It might be the world's most versatile MPV for camping, daily driving and cargo.

Known for turning everyday cars into RVs, Luno is now looking to turn camper vans into camper vans with more sleeping space. Perfect for #vanlife honeymooners turned parents, its Front Cab kit adds an extra berth to the all-American camper van.

It wasn't quite nine months ago that GM introduced BrightDrop as its new brand for electric urban delivery solutions. Now BrightDrop rolls its first production EV600 delivery trucks off the lines, setting a GM-wide record for fastest vehicle development.

After first floating the concept of a futuristic electric minibus complete with an augmented reality HUD and removable dash a few years ago, Volkswagen has now offered the first glimpse of its self-driving ID.Buzz at the IAA Mobility show in Munich.

UK startup Arrival has inched closer to what it sees as the future of safer, cleaner urban deliveries, carrying out a fully autonomous demonstration at a local parcel depot for the first time and now setting its sights on public road testing.

Storyteller arrived in 2019 with plans to launch Ford Transit and Mercedes Sprinter 4x4 camper vans. Since then, it's been all Sprinters – until this month. The company's first Ford AWD camper van looks as clever and capable as its Sprinters.

A year ago, we weren't sure the lovable eBussy mini-mover would become more than a rendering. But the first prototype is on the way, and the modular tiny transporter still promises to be one of the most versatile, affordable EVs out there.

Volkswagen pulled the sheets off the new T7 Multivan this week, charting a new path for its multifunctional passenger van. No longer part of the Transporter family, the Multivan stands on its own with a fresh plug-in hybrid option and semi-autonomy.