U<\/span>PS<\/strong>\u00a0today announced it plans to deploy 50 plug-in electric delivery trucks that will be comparable in acquisition cost to conventional-fueled trucks without any subsidies \u2013 an industry first that is breaking a key barrier to large-scale fleet adoption.<\/p>\n The company is collaborating with\u00a0Workhorse Group<\/a>\u00a0to design the vehicles from the ground up, with zero tailpipe emissions.\u00a0<\/ins><\/ins><\/ins><\/p>\n \u201cElectric vehicle technology is rapidly improving with battery, charging and smart grid advances that allow us to specify our delivery vehicles to eliminate emissions, noise and dependence on diesel and gasoline,\u201d said Carlton Rose, President, Global Fleet Maintenance and Engineering for\u00a0UPS<\/a>. \u201cWith our scale and real-world duty cycles, these new electric trucks will be a quantum leap forward for the purpose-built UPS\u00ae delivery fleet. The all-electric trucks will deliver by day and recharge overnight. We are uniquely positioned to work with our partners, communities and customers to transform freight transportation.\u201d<\/p>\n Workhorse claims these vehicles\u00a0provide nearly 400% fuel efficiency improvement as well as optimum energy efficiency, vehicle performance and a better driver experience. Each truck will have a range of approximately 100 miles between charges, ideal for delivery routes in and around cities.<\/p>\n The class 5, zero-emission delivery trucks will rely on a cab-forward design, which optimizes the driver compartment and cargo area, increasing efficiency and reducing vehicle weight. The new trucks will join the company\u2019s Rolling Lab, a growing fleet of more than 9,000 alternative fuel and advanced technology vehicles.<\/p>\n \u201cThis innovation is the result of Workhorse working closely with UPS over the last 4 years refining our electric vehicles with hard-fought lessons from millions of road miles and thousands of packages delivered,\u201d said Steve Burns, CEO of Workhorse Group. \u201cOur goal is to make it easy for UPS and others to go electric by removing prior roadblocks to large-scale acceptance such as cost.\u201d<\/p>\n UPS<\/a>\u00a0will test the vehicles primarily on urban routes across the country, including Atlanta, Dallas and Los Angeles. With zero emissions and lower noise, the electric delivery trucks will help UPS make its fleet cleaner and quieter, a\u00a0significant benefit in urban areas.<\/p>\n Following real-world test deployments, UPS and\u00a0Workhorse<\/a>\u00a0will fine-tune the design in time to deploy a larger fleet in 2019 and beyond. Since most of the maintenance costs of a vehicle are associated with the engine and related components, UPS expects the operating cost of the new plug-in electric vehicle to be less than a similarly equipped diesel or gasoline vehicle.<\/p>\n UPS\u2019s goal is to make the new electric vehicles a standard selection, where appropriate, in its fleet of the future. UPS has approximately 35,000 diesel or gasoline trucks in its fleet that are comparable in size and are used in routes with duty cycles, or daily miles traveled similar to the new electric vehicles.<\/p>\n UPS has more than 300 electric vehicles deployed in Europe and the U.S., and nearly 700 hybrid electric vehicles. The company recently ordered 125 new fully-electric Semi tractors to be built by Tesla in 2019, the largest pre-order to date. Additionally, last September, UPS announced it will become the first commercial customer in the U.S. to start using three medium-duty electric trucks from Daimler Trucks Fuso brand, called the\u00a0eCanter<\/a>.<\/p>\n The initiative will help UPS attain its goal of one in four new vehicles purchased by 2020 being an alternative fuel or advanced technology vehicle.<\/p>\n For more Logistics News,\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>Follow us on TWITTER <\/strong><\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Follow us on FACEBOOK<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n The company also has pledged to obtain 25 percent of the electricity it consumes from renewable energy sources by 2025 and replace 40 percent of all ground fuel with sources other than conventional gasoline and diesel, an increase from 19.6 percent in 2016.<\/p>\n UPS operates one of the largest private alternative fuel and advanced technology fleets in the U.S. This includes all-electric, hybrid electric, hydraulic hybrid, ethanol, compressed natural gas (CNG), liquefied natural gas (LNG) and propane.<\/p>\n .<\/p>\n UPS has more than 300 electric vehicles deployed in Europe and the U.S., and nearly 700 hybrid electric vehicles. 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