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> If they don't have a single vehicle, they are years and years away, to the point that Tesla truck may beat them to mass market. StreetScooter, a DHL subsidia
by dao- 7y ago
> If they don't have a single vehicle, they are years and years away, to the point that Tesla truck may beat them to mass market.
StreetScooter, a DHL subsidiary, managed to ramp up the production of electric delivery trucks much quicker. They also sell to third-parties (mostly in Germany I suppose).
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/StreetScooter https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/StreetScooter
- greglindahl 7y agoWas it quicker? 10,000 per year is a milestone that Tesla hit in 2013.
- dao- 7y agoTesla exists since... 2003? They started as a research initiative in 2010, things became only serious business wise when Deutsche Post acquired them in 2014. Anyway I'm not even sure why exactly we're talking about Tesla. I thought they were going to produce a semi, not a delivery truck?
- dx034 7y agoTrucks will presumably stay at lower rates than cars. A Tesla truck would also have lower production rates than the Model 3. So 10,000 for a company with much less funding doesn't sound too bad.
- jessaustin 7y agoYou must be thinking of somewhere else. Top selling vehicles of 2019 in USA: 1) Ford F-series 2) Dodge Ram 3) Chevrolet Silverado https://focus2move.com/usa-best-selling-cars/ https://focus2move.com/usa-best-selling-cars/
- dao- 7y ago> You must be thinking of somewhere else. Indeed. The Amazon order is for delivery trucks (the same kind of car as produced by StreetScooter), not pickup trucks nor semis or whatever else people in this thread have been talking about.
- wil421 7y agoI think those will only work well in a very urban environment. The amazon warehouse is about 23 miles from my house. 50-60km range or even 100km will not work from home deliveries. 100km seems a little short even for USPS.