Updated 23 September 2026 · By SingRank Singapore
You're comparing electric vans and lorries, and every brochure promises a long battery warranty. Here's the short answer on the EV van battery warranty question in Singapore. Of the 23 electric models ABLINK lists, the BYD T35 lorry is covered longest: 10 years or 800,000 km.
Every electric van with a listed battery term stops at 8 years. Among vans, the BYD eT3 has the highest cap, 500,000 km.
All figures are as listed by ABLINK on 23 September 2026; confirm them with the listing before you sign. Below, you'll see why the kilometre cap, not the years, decides how long a working vehicle is covered. You'll also see two models where the distributor prints a different number.
Key takeaways
- Six of the 23 electric models carry a 10-year battery warranty: BYD T35, Forland S1, Foton eMiler, SANY FR601, Qingling EQ2 and KGM Musso EV.
- All 12 electric vans that show a battery term stop at 8 years. Their caps run from 160,000 km to 500,000 km.
- Seven vans share the lowest cap, 160,000 km. That's about 55 km a day, every day, for eight years.
- A 10-year warranty is not automatically longer cover. At 50,000 km a year, a 300,000 km cap runs out in year six.
- Two listings disagree with their distributor's page, and two vans show no warranty line at all. Ask for the certificate.
Which electric van or lorry has the longest battery warranty in Singapore?
The BYD T35 10ft lorry has the longest battery warranty ABLINK lists: 10 years or 800,000 km. Behind it sit four more 10-year lorries and one 10-year pickup. Among vans, every listed battery term stops at 8 years, so the kilometre cap separates them, and the BYD eT3 leads at 500,000 km.
The table below lists every electric model on ABLINK's new commercial vehicle range, sorted by battery years and then by kilometre cap. "Not listed" means the listing shows no line for that part. It does not mean the part has no warranty. If you're weighing lorries by body and licence as well, see our five electric 10ft lorries compared.
| Model (live listing) | Type | Battery warranty | Motor warranty | Vehicle or chassis warranty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BYD T35 (Y-plate) | 10ft lorry | 10 years or 800,000 km | Not listed | Not listed |
| Forland S1 | 10ft lorry | 10 years or 500,000 km | 5 years or 200,000 km | 5 years or 200,000 km |
| Foton eMiler | 10ft lorry | 10 years or 400,000 km | 5 years or 200,000 km | Chassis: 3 years or 300,000 km |
| SANY FR601 | 14ft lorry | 10 years or 400,000 km (motor and battery) | 10 years or 400,000 km | 5 years or 100,000 km |
| Qingling EQ2 | 14ft lorry | 10 years or 400,000 km | 5 years or 200,000 km | 5 years or 100,000 km |
| KGM Musso 2WD D-cab | Pickup | 10 years or 300,000 km | Not listed | 5 years or 100,000 km |
| BYD eT3 | Van | 8 years or 500,000 km | 5 years or 200,000 km | 1 year |
| SRM T3EV (G-plate) | 10ft lorry | 8 years or 360,000 km | 5 years or 200,000 km | 3 years or 100,000 km |
| SRM T3EV+ (Y-plate) | 10ft lorry | 8 years or 360,000 km | 5 years or 200,000 km | 3 years or 100,000 km |
| Farizon SuperVan 5M 83kWh | Van | 8 years or 250,000 km | 4 years or 200,000 km | 4 years or 200,000 km |
| Farizon V7E | Van | 8 years or 250,000 km | Not listed | 4 years or 200,000 km |
| Maxus eDeliver 5 | Van | 8 years or 200,000 km | Not listed | 5 years or 100,000 km |
| Maxus eDeliver 7 | Van | 8 years or 200,000 km | Not listed | 5 years or 100,000 km |
| Riddara 4WD Econ | Pickup | 8 years or 200,000 km | Not listed | 5 years or 150,000 km |
| Mercedes eCitan | Van | 8 years or 160,000 km | Not listed | 3 years or 100,000 km |
| Mercedes eVito | Van | 8 years or 160,000 km | Not listed | 3 years or 100,000 km |
| Citroën ë-Berlingo | Van | 8 years or 160,000 km | Not listed | 3 years or 100,000 km |
| Citroën ë-Dispatch | Van | 8 years or 160,000 km | Not listed | 3 years or 100,000 km |
| Opel Combo-e | Van | 8 years or 160,000 km | 8 years or 160,000 km | Chassis: 3 years or 100,000 km |
| Opel Vivaro-e | Van | 8 years or 160,000 km | 8 years or 160,000 km | Chassis: 3 years or 100,000 km |
| Volkswagen ID. Buzz | Van | 8 years or 160,000 km | Not listed | 5 years or 100,000 km |
| Foton iBlue V6 | Van | No warranty line on the listing | Not listed | Not listed |
| Higer H5F | Van | No warranty line on the listing | Not listed | Not listed |
Source: ABLINK new commercial vehicle listings, read on 23 September 2026. Warranty terms can change with each shipment; confirm with the listing.
What does "10 years or 500,000 km" actually mean?
A battery warranty line gives two limits. Cover ends at whichever you reach first. Take the Forland S1 listing: "Battery: 10years or 500,000km".
Drive 500,000 km by year seven and cover ends in year seven. Drive less, and it lasts to year ten.
Mercedes-Benz sets out when the clock starts in its own battery document. Cover runs from delivery or first registration, and "the earlier date will apply" (Mercedes-Benz Battery Capacity Warranty). That document is written for UK, EU and EFTA buyers. Ask ABLINK which date your Singapore certificate uses.
So read the line as a kilometre budget with a time limit. On long daily routes, kilometres can run out first. A table further down shows when, for each cap.
Electric lorries: which 10ft or 14ft model is covered longest?
Five of the seven electric lorries ABLINK lists carry a 10-year battery warranty. What separates them is the kilometre cap. BYD's T35 leads at 800,000 km.
Forland's S1 follows at 500,000 km. Three lorries share 400,000 km: Foton eMiler, SANY FR601 and Qingling EQ2.
BYD Singapore's own T35 page backs the ten years: "10 year EV battery warranty and 10 year servicing plan" (BYD Singapore). BYD's page gives no kilometre figure. So the 800,000 km cap comes from the ABLINK listing alone; confirm it on the certificate.
Both SRM lorries, the T3EV (G-plate) and T3EV+ (Y-plate), stop at 8 years or 360,000 km. Only one van beats that cap: BYD's eT3.
Look past the battery, too. Only one lorry lists its motor under the same 10 years or 400,000 km as its battery: SANY's FR601. On the Qingling EQ2, motor cover stops at 5 years or 200,000 km. Our SANY FR601 14ft electric lorry guide and Qingling EQ2 electric truck guide cover payload and licence fit.
Our pick for a lorry that will cover long daily routes: start with the BYD T35 or Forland S1, then check whether the body and licence fit your work. Skip the choice on battery years alone; five lorries tie on ten.
Is any EV van battery warranty longer than 8 years?
No. Each of the 14 electric vans ABLINK lists carries an 8-year battery term, or shows no warranty line. None offers ten. So compare vans on the kilometre cap, where the spread is more than three times.
- BYD eT3 leads at 500,000 km, well clear of the rest.
- Both Farizon vans, the SuperVan and V7E, cap at 250,000 km.
- Maxus eDeliver 5 and eDeliver 7 cap at 200,000 km.
- Seven vans cap at 160,000 km: Mercedes eCitan and eVito, Citroën ë-Berlingo and ë-Dispatch, Opel Combo-e and Vivaro-e, and Volkswagen ID. Buzz.
BYD's eT3 has a catch worth seeing before you sign. Its listing shows a vehicle warranty of 1 year. Other vans that list one show 3 to 5 years. So its battery cover is the longest, while cover on the rest of the van is the shortest.
To weigh the eT3 against a Maxus on running cost too, see Maxus vs BYD eT3 compared.
For long daily runs, avoid the 160,000 km group unless its size or cabin decides it. For short urban rounds, the cap matters less. There, running cost matters more; see our five-year running cost of an electric van against diesel. Our Chinese electric vans compared guide covers range and cargo.
For single-model detail, read our Maxus eDeliver 7 electric van review or the Farizon SuperVan parking-fit guide.
Electric pickups: KGM Musso EV or Riddara?
KGM's Musso 2WD double-cab carries the longer battery term of the two electric pickups: 10 years or 300,000 km, as listed. Riddara's 4WD Econ stops at 8 years or 200,000 km. On vehicle cover, it flips. Riddara lists 5 years or 150,000 km; the Musso lists 5 years or 100,000 km.
Check the Musso figure twice. KGM Singapore's own page prints two different numbers, as the cross-check below shows.
Which kilometre cap fits your daily route?
Divide the kilometre cap by the years. You get how far you can drive each year before kilometres, not the calendar, end your battery cover. Here's that sum for every cap on the list. Daily figures spread the year over all 365 days.
| Battery warranty (as listed) | Models | km per year before the cap | About km per day |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 years / 800,000 km | BYD T35 | 80,000 | 219 |
| 8 years / 500,000 km | BYD eT3 | 62,500 | 171 |
| 10 years / 500,000 km | Forland S1 | 50,000 | 137 |
| 8 years / 360,000 km | SRM T3EV, T3EV+ | 45,000 | 123 |
| 10 years / 400,000 km | Foton eMiler, SANY FR601, Qingling EQ2 | 40,000 | 110 |
| 8 years / 250,000 km | Farizon SuperVan, V7E | 31,250 | 86 |
| 10 years / 300,000 km | KGM Musso | 30,000 | 82 |
| 8 years / 200,000 km | Maxus eDeliver 5 and 7, Riddara | 25,000 | 68 |
| 8 years / 160,000 km | Mercedes eCitan, eVito; Citroën ë-Berlingo, ë-Dispatch; Opel Combo-e, Vivaro-e; VW ID. Buzz | 20,000 | 55 |
Here's where headline years mislead. Take a vehicle that covers 50,000 km a year. On the Musso's 10 years or 300,000 km, battery cover ends in year six.
On the eT3's 8 years or 500,000 km, it runs all eight years. So the "shorter" warranty gives you two more years of cover.
Why does it matter? In 2023, a Canadian owner needed a new battery at 190,000 km. His car was past its 160,000 km warranty, so the battery was no longer covered (Global News, 2023). His reaction says it all:
"How is it even statistically possible that one component of the vehicle can be worth almost as much as the vehicle?" — a plug-in hybrid owner, quoted by Global News, 30 November 2023
That was a passenger car in Canada, not a Singapore van. Still, the lesson carries over. Know your yearly mileage before you compare warranties.
Does the distributor's page say the same as the listing?
Mostly, yes, but not always. On 23 September 2026 we checked six models against each brand's Singapore distributor page. Four agree with the ABLINK listing.
Two print a different kilometre figure. Where numbers differ, your warranty certificate is what counts.
| Model | ABLINK listing | Distributor or maker page | Match? |
|---|---|---|---|
| BYD T35 | 10 years or 800,000 km | "10 year EV battery warranty" (BYD Singapore); no km stated | Years match |
| SANY FR601 | Motor and battery 10 years or 400,000 km | "10 Year Battery Warranty*" (EcoSwift) | Years match |
| Farizon V7E | Battery 8 years or 250,000 km; vehicle 4 years or 200,000 km | Battery "5 + 3 Years / 250,000km"; vehicle and motor "4 Years / 200,000km" (Farizon Singapore) | Yes |
| Maxus eDeliver 5 | Battery 8 years or 200,000 km | "8 years / 200,000km battery warranty" (Cycle & Carriage) | Yes |
| Maxus eDeliver 7 | Battery 8 years or 200,000 km | "8 years/250,000km battery warranty" (Cycle & Carriage) | No: 50,000 km apart |
| KGM Musso EV | Battery 10 years or 300,000 km | Body text: "10-year/1 million km warranty"; hero block: "300,000km Battery Warranty" (KGM Singapore) | Partly: the page shows both |
Here's a habit to push back on. Brochures, launch articles and forum posts repeat the biggest number a brand ever printed. A November 2025 launch report, for instance, quoted the Musso EV battery at "10 year/1 million km (whichever comes first)" (AutoApp, 2025).
None of that binds anyone. Your certificate does.
One message fixes it. Before you pay a deposit, ask the seller to put the battery years and kilometres for your exact variant in writing. Any dealer, including us, should be able to answer it.
What can cancel a battery warranty claim?
Battery warranties come with conditions, and each maker's document sets them. None of the Singapore distributor pages we checked sets out full battery terms. Mercedes-Benz publishes one for UK, EU and EFTA buyers.
That document shows the kind of clauses to look for (Mercedes-Benz Battery Capacity Warranty). Treat it as an example, not as the Singapore wording.
- It's a capacity promise. For the eCitan, the document warrants that battery capacity won't fall below 90 Ah within 8 years or 160,000 km.
- You keep cover only by following the servicing, charging and storage rules set out in the owner's instructions.
- You must charge the battery "within 14 days" after its charge level reaches zero. A van left flat over a long holiday is a real risk.
- Overloading, unapproved parts, a conversion "not approved by the manufacturer" and repairs at an unauthorised workshop can all void a claim.
- A repair is capped at what the vehicle is worth on the market at the time, and the maker may fit a reconditioned battery.
Point four matters most for lorries. Every electric lorry ABLINK lists offers open deck, hood, box and freezer bodies. Ask whether the maker approves your chosen body, so nobody can call the build a conversion later.
Does Singapore's lemon law protect a company buying a van?
Usually not, and you're better off knowing that early. Singapore's lemon law sits in Part 3 of the Consumer Protection (Fair Trading) Act 2003, the CPFTA. It applies only if "the transferee deals as consumer" (CPFTA 2003).
Singapore's Competition and Consumer Commission describes the Act as giving consumers extra rights over goods that do not match the contract (Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore).
For a private buyer, those rights are strong. If a fault appears in the first 6 months after delivery, the law presumes the goods were faulty from day one. That buyer can ask for repair, replacement, a price reduction or to undo the sale.
A business buying a van or lorry for its operations shouldn't assume it deals as consumer. Don't count on those remedies as your safety net.
What protects a business buyer is paperwork: your sales contract and warranty certificate. That's one more reason to get battery years and kilometres in writing. This section is general information, not legal advice.
Why ten years matters more in Singapore than elsewhere
In Singapore, a vehicle's road life follows its Certificate of Entitlement. LTA's OneMotoring puts it plainly: a COE won at bidding gives you 10 years of road use for the vehicle you register with it (OneMotoring).
So a 10-year battery warranty can match your whole first COE period, if you stay under the kilometre cap. SANY's distributor makes that point too. EcoSwift says its extended warranty now runs the full 10-year COE life of the FR601 (EcoSwift).
An 8-year warranty leaves the last two COE years uncovered. Plan to keep the vehicle to year ten? Then that gap is yours to carry.
Five questions to ask before you sign
- What are the battery years and kilometres on the certificate for this exact variant, in writing?
- Does the warranty promise a minimum capacity, and if so, what figure?
- Which servicing interval, workshop and charging rules must you follow to keep the cover?
- Is your chosen body (open deck, hood, box or freezer) approved by the maker, and does your charger choice affect anything? Each ABLINK electric listing shows charger options from AC 7 kW to DC 120 kW.
- Does the clock start at delivery or at registration?
Then check your own numbers. Estimate your yearly mileage, divide the cap by it, and you'll know the year your battery cover really ends. If you're also weighing grants, see our guide to grants for electric lorries in 2026.
Where to compare the listings
Every model in this guide links to its live listing on ABLINK's new commercial vehicles page. Each listing shows its warranty line, range, body and charger options, and the latest price. Shortlist two or three.
Note each EV van battery warranty in years and kilometres. Then ask the team for the certificate wording before you commit.
Frequently asked questions
What is the longest electric van battery warranty in Singapore?
Among the 14 electric vans ABLINK lists, every listed battery warranty runs 8 years, so the kilometre cap decides. BYD's eT3 leads at 8 years or 500,000 km. The Farizon SuperVan and V7E follow at 250,000 km, then the Maxus eDeliver 5 and 7 at 200,000 km. Figures as listed on 23 September 2026.
Which electric lorry battery warranty is the longest?
BYD's T35 10ft lorry, at 10 years or 800,000 km as listed by ABLINK. Forland's S1 follows at 10 years or 500,000 km. The Foton eMiler, SANY FR601 and Qingling EQ2 each carry 10 years or 400,000 km. BYD Singapore confirms the ten years but states no kilometre figure.
Is a 10-year battery warranty always better than 8 years?
No. Cover ends at whichever limit you reach first. At 50,000 km a year, a 10-year, 300,000 km warranty ends in year six, while an 8-year, 500,000 km warranty lasts all eight years. Divide the kilometre cap by your yearly mileage before you compare the years.
Does the lemon law cover a van bought by my company?
Generally not. Part 3 of the Consumer Protection (Fair Trading) Act 2003 applies only when the buyer deals as consumer. A business buying a working van for its operations shouldn't assume it qualifies, so rely on the contract and warranty certificate instead. This is general information, not legal advice.
Does a battery warranty cover gradual loss of range?
It depends on the wording. Mercedes-Benz's UK and EU document is a capacity warranty: it promises the eCitan battery stays above 90 Ah for 8 years or 160,000 km. None of the Singapore distributor pages we checked states a capacity figure. Ask for one, if any, on your certificate.
What if the listing and the brochure show different figures?
Your warranty certificate for the exact variant is what binds. On 23 September 2026, the Maxus eDeliver 7 listing showed 200,000 km while Cycle & Carriage's page showed 250,000 km. KGM's Musso page showed both 300,000 km and 1 million km. Get the figure in writing before you pay.
Disclaimer: every EV van battery warranty and lorry warranty term in this guide is as listed by ABLINK on 23 September 2026, cross-checked against the distributor pages linked above on the same date; confirm it with the listing and the warranty certificate before purchase. Terms, exclusions and start dates are set by each manufacturer or distributor and can change, and the Mercedes-Benz document quoted is for UK, EU and EFTA buyers and serves only as an example. The lemon-law section is general information, not legal advice. Vehicle prices are not quoted here; view the latest price on each live listing.
