UPS’ new trucks look straight out of a Pixar movie

[MendozaJ]

https://nypost.com/2018/05/11/ups-new-trucks-look-straight-out-of-a-pixar-movie/

 

[Dhydratd]

Looks about the size of an old P-500. No more irregs in UPS's future?

 

[Box Ox]

Looks about the size of an old P-500. No more irregs in UPS's future?

They’ll probably milk them for PR/tax credits and then send them to run baby routes in upstate NY.

 

[Rack em]

The bottoms of those things are gonna get tore the up!

 

[Observer]

They used some of the profits and probably got a good discount for them.

 

[Coldworld]

They’ll probably milk them for PR/tax credits and then send them to run baby routes in upstate NY.

I know that the few electric vehicles we have received ran for a couple mo the and now are sitting in the back of the property not being used... mechanics said they are a pita to work on also...

 

[Mugarolla]

Those are the European version.

Have you ever seen their buses and semi's over there? They don't look anything like ours, but they look just like those new package cars.

 

[Box Ox]

I know that the few electric vehicles we have received ran for a couple mo the and now are sitting in the back of the property not being used... mechanics said they are a pita to work on also...

Yeah. I've also heard of some bad friend/family experiences with electric hybrid vehicles. Seems like battery technology hasn't advanced as quickly as the aspirations companies have for their use. So a lotta products they're put into come up short in performance and/or longevity. Still a sexy PR sell to the wider public.

 

[Jackburton]

Last year when my wife and I were in Bath, England, caught a package car in the wild. Had two guys in browns, both were handling packages. Didn’t look anything futuristic or whatever. Saw a couple trucks on Oxford St as well in London.

 

[Coldworld]

Yeah. I've also heard of some bad friend/family experiences with electric hybrid vehicles. Seems like battery technology hasn't advanced as quickly as the aspirations companies have for their use. So a lotta products they're put into come up short in performance and/or longevity. Still a sexy PR sell to the wider public.

They have had a couple trucks run out of electricity and had to be towed back to the building...lol...

 

[BSWALKS]

The bottoms of those things are gonna get tore the up!

They look like they would easily have holes punched through them, from the heavy irregs preload leans against the sides of package cars.

 

[Box Ox]

Didn’t look anything futuristic or whatever. Saw a couple trucks on Oxford St as well in London.
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Looks like the kinda truck you’d show an American feeder driver a picture of to try and tempt them to move back to delivery. Tell ‘em it’s got AC, a radio and heated seats.

They find out there are no heated seats after they’ve signed on the dotted line. They want out and back into feeders immediately.

 

[TearsInRain]

perfect for europe

 

[specter208]

I'd rather drive a sprinter. Keep those in Europe please. Bring back the manual transmissions in the '24 Foot Vans atleast.

 

[AZUPSCHUCK]

Reduce carbon footprint?? Then get rid of the P10 manuals that have 500k miles on them!!!

 

[watdaflock?]

 

[Heavy Package]

Is there no end to what UPS will waste money on?

 

[gman042]

Well they can waste a billion on orion
Instead of investing in their infrastructure, why not waste another Billion on more stupid ideas?

 

[specter208]

Reduce carbon footprint?? Then get rid of the P10 manuals that have 500k miles on them!!!

I'd buy a truck a off UPS for the right price.

 

[Wally]

Does anyone outside of UPS really care what we use to deliver?