Deutsche Post upsets VW 'beyond measure' by dropping Caddy for its own electric van

Deutsche Post's Streetscooter was built without big engineering costs.

By:

Edward Taylor

October 07, 2016 05:00 AM

FRANKFURT -- German logistics giant Deutsche Post has designed and built its own electric delivery van, exploiting sweeping changes in manufacturing technology which could upend the established order in the auto industry.

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