Home
Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
Latest activity
Members
Current visitors
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Home
Forums
Brown Cafe UPS Forum
The Latest UPS Headlines
Your UPS deliveries may soon arrive in electric trucks
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="cheryl" data-source="post: 3726163" data-attributes="member: 1"><p><a href="https://www.fastcompany.com/90229460/your-ups-deliveries-may-soon-arrive-in-electric-trucks" target="_blank"><strong>Your UPS deliveries may soon arrive in electric trucks - Fast Company</strong></a></p><p></p><p><em>Through its multiple partnerships with EV startups, the company is precipitating a sustainable transformation in the delivery industry. </em></p><p></p><p>A new UPS truck now rolling around the streets of London looks like an ordinary delivery vehicle. But at night, the truck plugs into a new smart grid at the company’s hub in the center of the city, where it pulls in enough charge to drive up to 150 miles the next day.</p><p></p><p>The smart grid and the battery infrastructure inside the truck are made by the U.K.-based startup <a href="https://arrival.com/" target="_blank">Arrival</a>. They will soon fully debut in a pilot fleet of custom trucks equipped with other features, including a wraparound front window that makes it easier for a driver to see other vehicles and pedestrians. This pilot is just one piece of UPS’ larger experimentation with electric vehicles.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cheryl, post: 3726163, member: 1"] [URL='https://www.fastcompany.com/90229460/your-ups-deliveries-may-soon-arrive-in-electric-trucks'][B]Your UPS deliveries may soon arrive in electric trucks - Fast Company[/B][/URL] [I]Through its multiple partnerships with EV startups, the company is precipitating a sustainable transformation in the delivery industry. [/I] A new UPS truck now rolling around the streets of London looks like an ordinary delivery vehicle. But at night, the truck plugs into a new smart grid at the company’s hub in the center of the city, where it pulls in enough charge to drive up to 150 miles the next day. The smart grid and the battery infrastructure inside the truck are made by the U.K.-based startup [URL='https://arrival.com/']Arrival[/URL]. They will soon fully debut in a pilot fleet of custom trucks equipped with other features, including a wraparound front window that makes it easier for a driver to see other vehicles and pedestrians. This pilot is just one piece of UPS’ larger experimentation with electric vehicles. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Home
Forums
Brown Cafe UPS Forum
The Latest UPS Headlines
Your UPS deliveries may soon arrive in electric trucks
Top