[xxpor]

These seem like they'd never work in the US. They aren't fast enough to go on the highway and their range is limited to 62 miles.

[greglindahl]

There are urban parts of the US where some delivery trucks never go on the highway and don't drive that far in a day.

There are also parts of Germany where delivery trucks need to be able to go on the highway and to drive farther than 62 miles.

[bdamm]

These trucks are solving the "last mile" delivery. Do you see many USPS delivery vans on the highway? That's the market.

[rootusrootus]

In a dense urban environment, 62 miles is still less than most delivery trucks drive. In the US, the actual average overall is more like 2-3x that.

[xxpor]

All the time. That being said, it is Seattle so I-5 isn't usually moving at 50 mph anyway :)

[achenatx]

this quora question has some good answers. Rural routes could be 150, urban routes could be as low as 5 miles but more typically around 60-80

https://www.quora.com/How-many-miles-per-day-does-a-FedEx-or...

[rsynnott]

The US has cities, I believe.

[dx034]

But even those tend to have much lower population density than European cities. In Europe (and especially Germany where this was developed), large parts of cities consist of multi-family homes with a high population density. Those make up a much smaller part of cities in the US.

[orthecreedence]

Do you have any sources to back up this claim?