Run the numbers.
The SuperVan runs the route.
Total cost of ownership modelled against diesel equivalents on real South African routes. Built for fleets that need the economics to work before anything else does.
The argument in three numbers.
Every figure below is modelled on South African tariffs, South African fuel prices, and South African routes — with every assumption disclosed.
R[X.XX]
per km — SuperVan on depot charging
R[X.XX]
per km — equivalent diesel van
[X] yrs
estimated payback at [XX,000] km per year
Assumptions: Eskom [tariff name and rate] as at [date]. Diesel at R[XX.XX]/litre ([month, year] inland wholesale). [XX,000] km per year. [XX]% depot charging / [XX]% public DC. Service plan pricing per [source]. Figures are estimates for comparison; your route profile will produce different numbers — which is exactly why we offer a costed comparison.
FIVE-YEAR VIEW
Where the money actually goes.
Purchase price is the start of the conversation, not the end of it. Over five years, energy and maintenance decide which van was the better buy.
| Cost line | Farizon SuperVan L1 H1 | Equivalent diesel van |
|---|---|---|
| Purchase price (incl. VAT) | R985,320 | R867,560 |
| Energy / fuel per km | R0.70 | R3.18 |
| Scheduled maintenance per 100,000 km | R22,222 | R40,278 |
| Estimated 5-year total cost of ownership | R1,022,296 | R1,399,075 |
Footnote for the website: Toyota Quantum 2.5D-4D LWB at 36,000 km per year. Diesel at R31.79/litre (SAPIA, May 2026). Electricity at R2.80/kWh. No price escalation applied. Full assumption set available on request.
REAL ROUTES
Designed for your route. Not a spreadsheet average.
Range claims mean nothing until they survive your actual operation. Three worked examples — including one where the answer is "it depends".
JOHANNESBURG · LAST-MILE
A full delivery day. With margin.
A typical Joburg last-mile rotation runs 150–220 km of stop-start urban driving — where electric drivetrains are at their most efficient. On the 83 kWh pack (377 km WLTP), that's a full shift with charge to spare, even with aircon running and a full load.
Verdict: comfortable. Overnight AC charging at the depot covers it.
CAPE TOWN · REGIONAL LOOPS
CBD to Stellenbosch. Twice.
The Cape Town CBD–Stellenbosch return loop is roughly 100 km. Two loops a day — around 200 km with highway running — sits well inside the working range of the 83 kWh pack, with no midday charging required.
Verdict: comfortable. One overnight charge per day.
DURBAN · N3 CORRIDOR
The honest one: long-haul needs planning.
Durban to Johannesburg is ±570 km of loaded highway running — beyond a single charge on any van in this class. It works as a one-stop journey with a 36-minute DC fast charge near Harrismith, or it doesn't suit your operation yet. We'll tell you which, before you buy.
Verdict: route-dependent. This is what the costed comparison is for.
BEYOND THE VEHICLE
What we set up with you.
Switching a fleet to electric is an operations project, not a purchase order. Here's what comes with the conversation.
Depot and charging assessment
We survey your site, model your shift pattern against available supply, and spec a charging setup that fits — including load shedding contingency. Before you commit to a single vehicle.
Driver transition training
Handover training for drivers moving from diesel: regenerative braking, range management, charging discipline. Drivers who understand the vehicle get more range out of it — it's that direct.
Phased fleet replacement
Start with a pilot vehicle or two on your easiest routes. Measure the real numbers against ours. Scale on data, not promises. Most of our fleet conversations start with exactly one van.
FLEET SIZES
From one pilot van to a full programme.
1–20 vehicles
Pilot programmes and SME fleets. Demo at your depot, a costed comparison on your routes, and a straightforward purchase or finance path.
20–100 vehicles
Volume pricing, depot charging consultation, phased rollout planning, and driver training delivered as a programme rather than per vehicle.
100+ vehicles
Dedicated account management, multi-depot charging strategy, and a direct line into Farizon's fleet engineering team for spec and upfit questions.
The questions your CFO will ask.
Short answers here. Longer ones — with numbers — in the costed comparison.
Honestly: South African EV residuals are still establishing, and anyone quoting you a confident five-year figure today is guessing. What we can say is that battery state-of-health is the biggest residual driver, the SuperVan's battery is warranted to [XX]% state of health at [X] years / [XXX,XXX] km, and we'll share resale data openly as the market matures.
[Confirm launch offering: instalment sale / full maintenance lease / rental — and through which finance partner(s).] Whichever route fits your balance sheet, the costed comparison models it both ways so you can see purchase versus lease side by side.
Mainstream SA commercial insurers cover electric vans; premiums are driven by vehicle value and parts availability, as with any van. We hold local parts stock, which matters to underwriters. [Optional: name preferred insurance partner or broker arrangement if one exists at launch.]
The battery doesn't stop working when the warranty does — it degrades gradually, and the warranty guarantees a minimum state of health ([XX]% at [X] years) rather than a cliff edge. A van that did 350 km new and does 300 km at year eight is still doing last-mile work. Full battery and warranty detail is on our Ownership & Warranty page.
Electric drivetrains have far fewer moving parts than diesel — no oil changes, no DPF regens, no clutch, no turbo. Scheduled service intervals are [XX,XXX] km, parts are stocked locally at [location(s)], and service is through [X] authorised centres at launch.
Yes — and we'd recommend it. Start with one or two vehicles on your most predictable routes, run them for [period], and compare the real per-km numbers against the model. Scaling decisions get easy when the pilot data is yours.
Send us your route profile. We'll send back a costed comparison.
Daily kilometres, current fleet, depot location. We'll model the SuperVan against your actual operation — purchase and lease, with every assumption shown.