The vehicle will be based on the Grumman Long Life Vehicle (LLV), and will be developed under a one year demonstration and validation program to be conducted by the USPS in Washington, DC.
The company said that electrification of the 178,000 LLV segment of the postal delivery fleet, will help to reduce emissions across the country and reduce dependence on foreign petroleum while supporting the continued development of the US EV industry.
William Rankin, president and CEO of UQM Technologies, said: “We are pleased to be selected by Quantum for this important program. We have a long history of collaborating with Quantum on successful clean vehicle programs for the US Military and other commercial customers, and we expect this program to result in a vehicle that exceeds the USPS’ performance expectations.’’
