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Deutsche Post scraps its electric delivery van built with Ford

StreetScooter’s demise highlights the key issue with electric vans: They struggle to compete against diesel-powered rivals because their batteries are still too heavy and expensive.
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Richard Weiss
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February 28, 2020 04:45 PM

FRANKFURT -- Deutsche Post will stop producing its StreetScooter electric delivery vehicle, bringing to an end a much-hyped venture that was once seen as a possible disrupter to conventional van makers such as Volkswagen Group and Daimler.

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