This Teeny UPS Van Is The Cutest Way To Receive Car Parts
Global shipping company UPS has joined the UK’s Royal Mail in trialling a new breed of electric delivery van, and what a cutie it is, too.
The dinky 3.5-tonne Arrival van, which we’ve seen before in Royal Mail red, looks just as sweet in UPS’s trademark brown. Said to be capable of more than 150 miles per charge, they owe their useful driving range to the extensive use of lightweight composite materials.
UPS claims to have been working with Arrival for two years, and the pilot vehicles supplied to it will be built to UPS specifications. Depending on your point of view they’ll either have advanced driver assist features that should boost safety and reduce driver fatigue, or driver-stressing ‘big brother’ systems that scrutinise their every move.
The massive windscreen design shouldn’t just be a complete nightmare to replace if it ever cracked. It offers a much better view of pedestrians and cyclists, says Arrival. That said, most people will probably be too busy cooing over how cute the van is to remember that the front of it is probably still quite hard.
Designed with tiny wheels that don’t compromise on load space, the UPS-branded vans will be tested in London and Paris before the company makes a decision on whether to order more. Various sizes have been developed, including this 3.5-tonne unit and a larger 7.5-tonne beast.
UPS has already placed an order for 125 of Tesla’s semi trucks and is keen to point out that it was already using electric transport way back in the 1930s.
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Its adorable 😃
Love these little things. Hope to see them on roads everywhere soon.
7.5 tonne cutie??? Sounds damn awesome
But the question is:will it still break our mail?
pssssshhhh, Elements do it better
One thing needs to be said about this van: ITS CUTE! That is a cute lil’ delivery van.
It’s cutely angry in the front, like it’s saying “Out of the way! This package was supposed to be there by yesterday!”
The only way is UPS baby……
Here is my PSA: Sadly. UPS is the worst carrier to use. People who work in warehouses know this and even people who know someone who works at UPS will confirm this. They throw everything around and mistreat peoples purchased products but they don’t care. Seriously. There is a reason why people who order TVs have to return them when they arrive at the door all damaged. Maybe instead of buying new “vans” they can get their workers to treat the products with care.
Hahahaa