UPS is partnering with Workhorse on the development of a fleet of zero electric vehicles (EV) for an initial trial in US urban areas including Atlanta, Dallas and Los Angeles. The delivery trucks will have a 100-mile range, suitable for a typical delivery day, and will be charged overnight. A larger fleet will be developed after the trial and will form part of UPS' corporate renewable energy and carbon footprint goal, as well as having a potentially positive effect on vehicle efficiency and maintenance costs. UPS aims to have the larger fleet in use by 2019.
UPS is partnering with Workhorse on the development of a fleet of 50 electric vehicles (EV) for an initial trial in US urban areas including Atlanta, Dallas and Los Angeles. The delivery trucks will have a 100-mile range, suitable for a typical delivery day, and will be charged overnight. A larger fleet will be developed after the trial and will form part of UPS' corporate renewable energy and carbon footprint goal, as well as having a potentially positive effect on vehicle efficiency and maintenance costs. UPS aims to have the larger fleet in use by 2019.