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My 'plan' was thought of because the Trafic/Vivaro/Primastar are all the same van, and the labour wouldn't be much - getting the engine and gearbox out can be done in a couple of hours when you're using a ramp, and if the conversion kit was intelligently made to pick up on the same mounting points as the standard engine/transmission then it would fit back in really quickly.

The same powertrain is also used in their larger models - Master/Movano (can't think of the Nissan one), so that would also be another market. The labour would be minimal compared to the cost of the batteries.

It's front wheel drive. Assuming new drive units come complete with everything but wheels, the change would take about an hour or two.

EDIT: esp since you can just use an angle grinder on the old pack

Trafic/Vivaro are the same car, jointly produced by Open/Vauxhall & Renault so economies of scale could be found.

https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renault_Trafic_III_-_Fiat_Tale...