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USPS set to buy Canoo electric vans (electrek.co)
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Electric van manufacturer Canoo announced a highly visible deal with the United States Postal Service (USPS), which will see the USPS acquire a handful of right-hand drive versions of the company’s LDV 190 delivery van.

Canoo announced that the USPS will purchase six (6) battery-electric Canoo vehicles. In its official press release, the company said that it was “honored” to participate in the post office’s evaluation of potential suppliers as the USPS moves towards the “groundbreaking electrification and modernization” of its national delivery fleet.

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[–] rwhitisissle@lemy.lol 40 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (4 children)

I like how these look futuristic, but also ugly and not at all cool. Like something out of a 1990s movie about a cop who was cryogenically frozen and then awoken decades later to stop Wesley Snipes from Wesley Sniping all over the place.

[–] Whirling_Ashandarei@lemmy.world 17 points 9 months ago

I think that makes it kinda perfect for a government vehicle lol

[–] anon6789@lemmy.world 9 points 9 months ago

I agree in that I wouldn't think someone was cool if they had one, but I think that I would feel cool if I was driving one. For real slow routes like the mail, or for delivering on a large campus though, this looks way nicer than most of the on site vehicles we've had.

That cockpit is super funky and for a work vehicle, I think it is definitely cool looking in that cheap semi-distopian future way like Total Recall or Demolition Man.

[–] MrPhibb@reddthat.com 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Their other van is better looking, same front end, and a nearly identical rear end, but less capacity. It's kinda odd that USPS are going with these as I think the standard van is big enough.

[–] DdCno1@kbin.social 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I've read that in many countries, postal services are looking for larger vehicles due to how much more packages they are delivering these days.

[–] MrPhibb@reddthat.com 1 points 9 months ago

Indeed, but the odd part is that I think the capacity on these is half way between a full sized van and a step van, which is a big jump for USPS, the current LLVs are on the high side of a minivan IIRC, making me wonder what's up.

[–] XeroxCool@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

That's because the future has always been based on the Pontiac Trans Sport and the Toyota Previa minivans