[eventualhorizon]

This is a pilot run of 50. Think of them as prototypes. They will use what they learn from these prototypes to build a larger fleet. If they can make these purchase price competitive with their current trucks it will be a huge win.

[blattimwind]

Meanwhile DHL/Streetscooter has already sold at least a few hundred of these.

[cptskippy]

Streetscooter's volume is 4 cubic meters, a single UPS truck is closer to 20 cubic meters.

Saying they should just use Streetscooters is like telling a family of 5 to use a motorcycle.

[oger]

Different markets have different requirements. The DHL streetscooters are a massive success and are drawing interest / demand from many companies outside of DHL. They kickstarted this when no major manufacturer was willing / able to provide them a solution. The platform seems to be scalable and will be able to provide bigger hulls as well. And they are somehow battle tested now as not all was smooth sailing after launch - as could be expected. The whole white / brown / yellow van users will be the first to jump on EVs for many reasons. Remember that in Germany the federal administrative court will rule on (partial) bans of diesel vehicles in cities...

[cptskippy]

> Different markets have different requirements.

That's my point exactly.

> The platform seems to be scalable and will be able to provide bigger hulls as well.

The platform won't scale up 5x to meet UPS's needs, it will require a new platform which is what UPS is piloting.