Australian customer deliveries have commenced for the electric Deepal E07 Multitruck, an unusual cross between an SUV and a ute.

It’s the second model from Deepal, Chinese auto giant Changan’s ‘new energy vehicle’ brand, following the S07 mid-size electric SUV, local deliveries of which commenced late last year.

Deepal is distributed in Australia by Inchcape, which also imports Subaru, Peugeot and Foton vehicles.

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Borrowed from Changan’s Nevo sub-brand in China, the E07 Multitruck enters the market with no direct competition. It’s a large electric SUV with a load bay covered by a sloping, power-retracting glass roof. There’s also a powered divider separating this load bay from the cabin.

That means you can drive around with the load bay open, as if the Multitruck was a ute. You can even drive with the rear divider open to let fresh air into the cabin.

Fold the seats flat and you can fit a mattress in and activate Camping Mode, which controls the climate and air filtration settings. In addition, 6.6kW vehicle-to-load (V2L) functionality also allows you to power camping appliances.