How the pandemic is delivering the electric truck

[cheryl]

How the pandemic is delivering the electric truck - E&E News

Call it a coronavirus side effect. As millions of homebound customers turn to e-commerce for shopping, a new kind of vehicle is starting to appear on the manifest: the electric delivery truck.

"All the companies like FedEx, UPS and Amazon that are having to make those deliveries are being strained," said Randy Mullett, a trucking and freight consultant based in Washington. "And almost all of them have very active electric or alternative-fuel programs."

More delivery means more commercial trucks and vans. And fleets of electric trucks, just a couple of years ago a farfetched notion, are suddenly generating lots of buzz.

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

We have two electric trucks and they're both parked out in the yard red tagged because they cannot get parts for them
What a freaking joke

 

[JJinVA]

We have two electric trucks and they're both parked out in the yard red tagged because they cannot get parts for them
What a freaking joke

Even if they could get parts for them, the mechanics would insist: "Ops ok. Safe to drive"

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

Even if they could get parts for them, the mechanics would insist: "Ops ok. Safe to drive"

My car is ready for ADA.
I'LL DRIVE THAT BITCH TILL SHE BLOWS UP

 

[Poop Head]

My car is ready for ADA.
I'LL DRIVE THAT BITCH TILL SHE BLOWS UP

I was sad that mine didnt actually catch on fire before the axed it

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

I was sad that mine didnt actually catch on fire before the axed it

Mine is pretty close..

 

[Noslofivoh]

Sad part is that there are alot of PCs on the ADA list but due to a shortage of new PCs coming in, the mechanics are having to patch alot of the ADAs just to keep them running. They still won't let us fix as much on them as some of us mechanics would like to.