As it shifts into revenue-generation mode, commercial electric vehicle manufacturer Canoo Inc. now counts the U.S. Postal Service as a customer.
The Postal Service announced in January that it would purchase six of Canoo’s LDV 190 vans as part of the agency’s $40 million effort to enhance its delivery networks. The vans will be configured to right-hand drive for the order.
“The multipurpose platform with steer-by-wire technology and a unique low-profile suspension system allows for a readily configurable right-hand drive system while maintaining desired roll and ride stability,” Canoo’s chief executive, Tony Aquila, said in a statement.
The announcement comes on the heels of the first of what will be at least 9,300 deliveries to Utah-based van rental company Kingbee Vans. Kingbee announced the purchase of the battery-electric LDV 130 vans in January and has the option to double the order with Canoo.
“We are excited for the opportunity to help fleets transition to electric vehicles,” Kingbee Chief Executive Scott Haslam said in a statement.
Canoo in November also secured an order for up to 550 vehicles from Hawthorne-based Prime Time Shuttle, which plans to initially use the luxury and airport transportation rentals in the Los Angeles area before expanding elsewhere in California. And in July, NASA took delivery of crew-transportation vehicles from Canoo, which will transport fully suited astronauts to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida for Artemis program missions.
Canoo, which is based in Torrance, reported its first-ever revenues in the third quarter, bringing in $519,000.
Although this did not offset a $112 million net loss for the quarter, it nevertheless represented an achievement for the company, especially in light of a major recalibration in strategy beginning nearly three years ago.
Making changes
In 2021, Canoo ended a design agreement with Hyundai Motor Group, brought in Aquila as chief executive and announced plans to build a…
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