>Dont these things have high labor per kilogram-kilometer costs? How would they ever be competitive? What am I missing? Compared to a fume-spitting van, yes th

>Dont these things have high labor per kilogram-kilometer costs? How would they ever be competitive? What am I missing? Compared to a fume-spitting van, yes they can be more expensive to operate. Compared to a fancy e-van for which supply is limited, maybe not. You may be missing the local government not liking fume-spitting vans in the inner center.