I'm thinking that on a full-size SUV, if there was a split back seat in the back row we could leave one seat for seating and fold the other down to give room for the scooter. Not sure if mini-vans ever have a split back seat...SUV definitely. It will be higher to lift the scooter into, but storage is pretty limited in most minivans. Since you need all 3 rows of seats, I would look at the larger SUVs with dedicated rear storage behind the 3rd seat. Some of the mid size SUVs don’t have much more space than a minivan back there.
My Grand Caravan does - BUT the 3rd row is the row which seats 3 people, middle row only seats 2, and unless they are smallish kids I don't think 2 people would comfortably fit on the split rear seat. My sister has an Explorer, which similarly seats 3 in the back (and it's a tight fit). But depending on the model of the ECV and how it breaks down, I still think we could fit it in either of those vehicles without needing to fold a seat. If there is luggage for all 6 passengers as well as the ECV -- that's a whole different issue!Not sure if mini-vans ever have a split back seat...
We have a 2014 Explorer. It does have seating for 7, but the person in the middle of the second row can't be very big. The seat belt across is pretty narrow. And with the 3rd row up, you could possibly fit a scooter back there. I love my Explorer, but I've always heard minivans had more storage once all the seats are up.An Explorer is where my thoughts went. I wish Ford still made the Expedition. You could just about get a cargo container into one of those.
We will not have luggage at any point that there is a scooter in the vehicle. Sounds like I might be okay with a minivan! Thanks!If you will have 6, plus luggage, plus an EVC, you will need an extended vehicle. If you are just transporting people and the EVC, I have done this in a Sienna mini and a Traverse crossover just fine.
I remove the seat, basket and batteries of my sister's Buzzaround XL and then put it in the rear parallel to the third row, then I put it in park so it does not roll. In my Traverse, I put the batteries behind the back wheels and the then the seat is placed on the scooter deck with the handle laying on it. In the Sienna, I do similar, but I sometimes just put the batteries, back into place if I do not have room to the side of the wheels.
One of the extended Expaditions is where my thoughts went. I wish Ford still made the Excursion. You could just about get a cargo container into one of those.
Edit: Updated the model names to the correct ones. Had them mixed up originally.