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Germany’s Post Office is going electric

When Deutsche Post AG couldn’t find a zero-emission delivery van that met its needs, it bought a startup and developed one.

Streetscooter

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Now Europe’s largest postal service may start selling those vehicles — dubbed StreetScooters — to others, showing the potential for disruption in the rapidly changing auto market.

The mail company plans to churn out 10,000 e-vans annually starting this year, which would make the StreetScooter the No. 1 electrified light commercial vehicle in Europe.

The success of the boxy, bare-bones van has upset traditional car manufacturers who are worried about the rise of the unexpected postal competitor, who they didn’t see coming.


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By Wolfgang Mueller



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