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Workhorse Releases Its All Electric Van
Electrek Reports On Truck Maker Called Workhorse, Known For Its Plug-In Electric W-15 Pickup Truck, Planning To Send Out 2,000 Electric Vans By The End of 2018.
Editor's Note: This news item was retrieved and first published through Electrek's website.
Workhorse, based in Loveland, Ohio, better known within the EV community for its plug-in electric W-15 pickup truck, put its first new electric van the N-Gen, on the road this week. An undisclosed delivery company is operating the electric van in the San Francisco Bay Area. Steve Burns, Workhorse’s CEO, says that they are not disclosing the name of the delivery company “because they want to really test the vans before going public, but these are real vans, not concepts, and they will be delivering hundreds of packages a day.”
Elecktrek writer Fred Lambert relates in his article: "During an event at San Francisco City Hall, they launched the pilot program." Workhorse says that the new N-Gen electric van has a range of 100 miles (160 km) on a single charge, which should be enough for most delivery routes, and they can add a 75-mile (120 km) gas range extender. Right now, it’s geared toward urban deliveries, but they are also planning additional configurations for telecom service/municipal use and bigger versions with 700-cubic-foot and 1,000-cubic-foot models. Those are expected to enter production in late 2018. By the end of the year, Workhorse says that it plans to put 2,000 all-electric vans on the road.
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