The Workhorse Group is intent on being the leaders in the electric delivery van market in coming years.
And with van sales on the up on the back of the boom in online shopping, operators might just be attracted to the all-electric vans based on these figures.
The electric vehicle manufacturer’s N-GEN all-electric vehicles were unveiled last November and are reportedly returning running costs comparable with fuel consumption of just 3L/100km (or about 75 miles per gallon).
That figure was for the Workhorse 200 cubic foot electric van (about 5.6 cubic metres).
Step up to the larger 450 cubic foot variant (about 12.7 cubic metres) and comparative economy becomes 17 km per litre, or about 5.8L/100km.
Workhorse telling us the figures represent up to a 500% improvement versus conventional gas (petrol) delivery vans.
The N-GEN boasts up to 160km of all electric range.
Workhorse CEO Steve Burns says the tech is also proven with more than 100,000 packages delivered by Workhorse-employed drivers and delivery associates.
“As we progress toward the full production launch of our N-GEN vehicle platform, we are encouraged that these real-life pilots, alongside our durability testing, are yielding the operational, driver, and reliability performance that was our design intent,”
“With our ability to offer fleets N-GEN all-electric vehicles at price parity with conventional vehicles, fleet operators have the potential to significantly reduce annual operational expenses, as well as realize the driver and sustainability benefits of moving to all-electric.”
At this stage there doesn’t appear to be any plans to bring the Workhorse brand to Australia, we will keep you updated though.
Check out the Workhorse N-GEN at work:
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