How Flynt wants to market electric vans in Europe
The founder and CEO of Flynt is Daniel Kirchert, who brings experience from senior positions at BMW and Nissan and once co-founded the now-insolvent Chinese electric car startup Byton. While Byton wanted to take off globally at the time (and in the highly competitive electric mid-size SUV segment), Flynt is set to be smaller, but not necessarily any less self-confident. “A new era in light commercial vehicles, built specifically for Europe,” the young company wrote in its only LinkedIn post to date.
But what is the plan? Flynt is headquartered in Leiden in the Netherlands and wants to sell vans in Europe that are based on a specially developed all-electric platform. The developer and manufacturer of the vehicles is MiracoMotor, a Chinese company that specialises in the electrification of commercial vehicles and is a partner of the Chinese automotive group GAC. “By combining MiracoMotor’s technical expertise with Flynt’s deep understanding of European market needs, the partnership sets a new standard for global cooperation in the field of sustainable transport,” the press release states. The first prototypes of the e-transporters are expected to be ready in the first half of 2025 and deliveries to customers will begin in the first half of 2026.
The van is said to have been “carefully developed for the unique needs of Europe” and “fit for purpose at every level.” This means that energy efficiency and payload should be optimised to enable a total cost of ownership that should be nothing less than a game changer for fleet operators.

Like many startups, Flynt is not holding back with grandiose announcements at the launch, claiming that the vehicle will be nothing less than the “new benchmark for light commercial vehicles.” The data provided by Flynt is indeed promising: with a consumption of 20 kWh/100 kilometres, a range of up to 500 kilometres should be possible. This applies at least to the top version, which is to be fitted with a 100 kWh battery pack with NMC cells. Below this, two different LFP batteries are to be offered, but Flynt does not specify the range or energy content.
The vehicle will support AC charging with up to 22 kW and DC fast charging with 220 kW – however, it is not specified whether this applies to all battery variants. The same applies to the announced vehicle-to-grid function, which is intended to increase flexibility in operation. The dimensions of the vehicle are not yet specified, but the size of the important cargo space is: depending on the version, this should offer between 8.7 and 16.5 cubic metres of storage space. Flynt claims 28 per cent more space efficiency than its core competitors.
There are currently no figures for one extremely important point for operators: the costs. The startup does talk about an “extremely competitive overall product package,” which is intended to close the cost gap that normally arises with electric vans compared to diesel variants. “Combined with lower energy costs, significantly reduced maintenance costs and the elimination of the carbon tax, this results in an extremely competitive total cost of ownership, making the switch to electric fleets economically viable for companies,” it says more generally.
However, it may also be difficult for Flynt to provide concrete figures at this stage – the vehicle is still under development. The rendering of the vehicle that Flynt posted on LinkedIn almost two months ago has little in common with the images that were sent out with the current press release. They are both transport vans, but the one in the LinkedIn post still had a distinctly short front and steep windscreen – ideal for better visibility in the main area of use for such delivery vans, the city. The vehicle from the current renderings still has a short overhang at the front, but a significantly flatter windscreen. So it remains to be seen which features the first prototypes will actually receive in the coming months.

Even though most electric vans on the European market are EV variants of diesel models and are therefore based on combustion or hybrid platforms, the approach of offering electric delivery vans on a purely dedicated electric platform is not entirely new. The British startup Arrival has been developing an electric van since 2018 and even received a major order from UPS in 2020. Production was planned in innovative micro-factories, and electric buses and even an electric car were also to be produced in this way. However, Arrival ran into financial difficulties by 2022 at the latest and had to file for insolvency in 2024.
Flynt wants to avoid such problems with cost-intensive production when not only the vehicle but also the microfactories have to be completely redeveloped, right from the start – with its partner MiracoMotor. “In view of the ambitious global sustainability goals, cooperation between Europe and China is essential. Flynt is an example of how cross-border cooperation can accelerate the decarbonisation of transport,” says Kirchert. “Our all-electric platform is not just an adaptation of traditional concepts. It represents a complete redefinition of what light commercial vehicles can and should be, carefully designed to meet the unique needs of the European market, shaped by detailed collaboration and input from potential customers.”
Flynt emphasises long-term cooperation with MiracoMotor
In addition to Kirchert as CEO, the founding team also consists of COO Rogan Liu, Chief Customer Officer Moritz Klinkisch and Laura Peschke, who is active as Chief Marketing Officer. Peschke had already worked with Kirchert at Byton and has since also held management positions at Great Wall and Nio. Moritz Klinkisch has been connected to Kirchert since their time together at BMW; among other things, Klinkisch was the product manager for BMW i. According to the Flynt website, Rogan Liu has over two decades of experience in manufacturing, project management and strategic product planning – and has played “a key role in the development of a leading Chinese automotive brand.”
“Our collaboration with MiracoMotor is a model of trust and long-term co-operation. Together, we have created a product that is both technologically advanced and perfectly aligned with the expectations of European customers,” says Liu.
This is the Chinese partner’s first project on the old continent. “Success in Europe requires not only technological excellence, but also a strong brand and exceptional service guarantees,” says Xiao Ning, founder and CEO of MiracoMotor. “Our partnership with Flynt shows how complementary strengths – Chinese innovation and European market expertise – can lead to world-leading solutions.”
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