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. "The goal here is to make sure that we can deliver our customers clean air at low cost," said David Smith, president of UPS Global Logistics, which has been working closely with Workhorse.
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.