Lead-acid battery technology is over 100 years old and has been proven to be reliable and relatively inexpensive. Based on your application (low mileage etc.) and budget, as well as maintenance routine, going for Lead could be a sensible option.

Looking back on our experience, if the batteries are correctly maintained, under a mild climate, the lifetime could go as far as 8 to 10 years.

If temperatures are an issue – as low as -20°C or as hot as 45°C – then the lead batteries are the preferred option.

First and eternal question which has no definitive answer. In our utility vehicle segment, the range is not a real issue since most end-users are driving in average 50 km/day. For instance, from collecting waste to maintaining green spaces, municipal agents spend most of their time on the fields rather than in the vehicle so that explains the low mileage.

With a wide range of battery options, our role is to ensure you get the right battery to fit your daily application and budget.

We aligned our data with the new regulations in place so the ranges follow the new WLTP cycle with up to 135 km autonomy.

Based on our extensive experience with long-time customers, the traction lead-acid batteries do last 6 to 8 years. In some cases, we do see vehicles over 10 years old with still the same pack.

Comparable with any other components of the vehicle, the EOL is followed by a strict recycling process – standardized for the last 40 years – which is proven to be very efficient (>80% return rate).

Our current range of vehicles does not need any additional electric installation. Plug the vehicle to any 230V/13A domestic socket.

On request, the G4 can be equipped with the standard Type 2 plug to ensure compatibility with the public charging stations.

Goupil offer as an option an electric fan heater for the purpose of maintaining the cabin temperatures at acceptable levels. This solution cannot substitute to the optional diesel heating system (WEBASTO) which is proven more adequate in cold environments.

Due to the nature of the applications involving many stop & go’s and door openings, the electric fan heater is the customer most favored option and can be combined with the heating seat option for improved comfort in freezing days.

GOUPIL has always paid a great attention to the consumption of the offered electric equipment to avoid sacrifices on the range of the vehicle. As such, even with our most power-hungry equipment (A Goupil design high-pressure cleaner with 130 bars of max. pressure), the combined solution does provide at least a typical day of use.

In real life, the high-pressure cleaner consumes about 15% of the 14kWh Lithium battery per hour.

With the torque readily available from the electric motor, the Goupil offers high towing capacities. For instance, the G4 is capable of towing 1 ton. 

The charging time depends on the battery pack option. As rule of thumb, you will need a whole night (5 to 9 hours) to fully charge your battery.

Beware that the lead batteries do need a complete charge cycle each time it is plugged in to the wall. Lithium batteries can be charged at any point during the day, with a rate of about 20% capacity recovered per hour.

Our vehicles have been designed to fulfil your daily routine as much as possible. With that in mind, priorities were set to offer a robust solution with ease of use in terms of maneuverability and ergonomics, with a sufficient driving range to complete a day of work minimum. By offering unique features, Goupil’s are defined as a viable alternative to the utility class vehicles, in the urban cleaning segment and industrial applications.

We can say it is but not for long.

From 2021, the new electric & hybrid vehicles will have to comply with a new EU regulation aiming at improving the safety of the pedestrians, cyclists and other vulnerable people on the streets. As such, all new models will be equipped with a permanent system to alert people of their presence on the roads.

The lithium batteries used in our vehicles comply with very strict safety regulations (R100-02). Amongst over 2 000 vehicles in circulation, no incidents have been recorded.

Goupil was founded in 1996 with the sole purpose of designing and manufacturing 100% utility electric vehicle. With the confidence gained over the years from our customers and partners, we created and built up the compact electric utility vehicles market making our company the pioneer in this field.