Deutsche Post will in future also with a large electric van packages in Germany. Together with the car maker Ford, the third model of the E-vehicles of the Bonn-based logistics was presented-giant.
Ford of Europe boss Steven Armstrong (left) and Post Board member Jürgen Gerdes
The Deutsche Post and the automobile giant Ford want to deepen their Alliance in the production of electric vans. “We would like to consider a closer cooperation,” said Ford of Europe boss Steven Armstrong in Cologne, the Reuters news Agency. The Post and the U.S. group have already developed the Transporter street scooter Work XL (see article image). He was about the result of “excited,” said Post Board member Jürgen Gerdes. It would be useful, through further joint activities with Ford thinking.
The electric vehicle manufacturer in the Post, Streetscooter, extended with the Work XL its model range to three types. Soon a second factory is scheduled to open, Gerdes, according to the year to climb the production of 30,000 vehicles. Street scooter, sold the vans to customers from local authorities or the economy. The Post also benefits from the Diesel scandal. He sees a “huge” demand, said the Post-Board.
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Work model XL with 200 miles range
The Work XL with a payload of 1350 pounds, and a range of up to 200 kilometers of street scooters and Ford had developed in just two months. Yet 2017, approximately 150 pre-production vehicles to test is to run away from the Band until the end of 2018, it should be 2500. The Transporter is based on a chassis of a Ford Transit and is fitted with a battery-electric powertrain and a vehicle body structure according to the requirements of the Post. “We have put the vehicle in record time on the wheels,” said Gerdes.
The 2500 new Large Transporter to be used Gerdes, first of all, all of the Post. Because of the booming Online trade, ever-growing package volume of the group need the electric cars. Looking forward, sales to third-party customers be provided””.
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Two street scooter models, the curves for the Post already by large German cities, also sold to other customers. So it uses about the fish dealer Deutsche see, but also medium-sized companies and municipalities are interested. “We are almost sold out,” said street scooter-boss Achim Kampker.
Post is a leading manufacturer of electric vans
The Post ascended with streetscooter, a leading manufacturer of electric vans. The company was founded in 2010 as a Startup company from the University of RWTH Aachen. In Aachen, electric vehicles were developed that were specifically tailored to the needs of the Post-deliverer. The commercial vehicle was unveiled in 2012.
In December 2014, the Post secured then all of the shares of Streetscooter GmbH. Around 3000 of the Transporter is currently riding for the Post. Post chief Executive Frank Appel was able to put on a benefit: The Post has a huge fleet, and it can test the vehicles themselves and take over. In addition, you can get the electric van in the light of the debate about bans on driving tangible competitive advantages in the delivery in the inner cities. Competitors such as UPS or FedEx are also put under pressure to act.
In the medium term, the Post wants to replace your entire mail and package delivery fleet of almost 50,000 vehicles by electric vehicles to be operated with electricity from renewable energies. Appel had agreed to reduce emissions of the climate gas CO2 to Zero by 2050.
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