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UPS will work with partner Workhorse, a battery-electric transportation technology company, to develop and deploy a fleet of 50 custom-built plug-in electric delivery trucks with zero emissions.
The goal is to make trucks that cost as much to buy as do traditional fuel-based delivery vehicles — even without taking into account subsidies. The Workhorse-designed vehicles will be all-electric, and are designed to run on a single charge throughout a normal delivery day and then charge back up overnight.
Workhorse says they'll have a 100-mile range, which is a good fit for in-city routes, and the trucks will first enter testing in urban areas in various parts of the U.S., including Atlanta, Dallas and LA. The test will lead to fine-tuning, which will lead to a larger fleet deployment targeting 2019.
Source: TechCrunch
Also at The Verge, Reuters and Cincinnati.com
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday February 26 2018, @01:04AM
The biggest truck they have is this:
https://www.streetscooter.eu/en/work-l [streetscooter.eu]
Limited to 85kph or 52 mph and 960kg or 2116 lbs. With a whopping range of 130k or 80 miles.
This might work fine for the post office, but not an actual parcel delivery truck. Heck I remember getting V8 car engines shipped via fed ex when I worked at a dealership. A 4.6l Ford V8 weighs about 500 lbs. These trucks couldn't cut the mustard.