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posted by martyb on Friday November 03 2017, @03:17AM   Printer-friendly
from the where-do-you-put-the-fuel? dept.

Truck rental company Ryder Systems Inc. is adding 125 fully electric vans to its fleet.

The 26-foot vans are made by Chanje Energy Inc., a Los Angeles-based startup. They can haul up to 6,000 pounds and travel around 100 miles on a fully charged battery.

The first vans were delivered in New York Thursday. Ryder will start renting or leasing them to customers in California, Illinois and New York by the end of this year.

Ryder reckons they'll save on maintenance and fuel for the electric vans.


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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday November 04 2017, @01:06AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday November 04 2017, @01:06AM (#591972)

    In the near future, there probably won't be a way for you to charge it--unless they come with one of the standard connectors. My guess is they have to be back every night to charge at the company.

    Worse than that--what if someone (clueless about the short range) drives it until the battery is flat? Who pays the expensive towing fee for a big truck? Ryder is going to learn about electric trucks...and they are also going to learn about all the different ways customers and their own employees can be stupid.