Looks pretty ugly but was tied up in court.
Apparently the loser may be in trouble??...
https://www.theverge.com/2021/9/15/22675630/workhorse-usps-mail-truck-bid-protest-dropped-oshkosh
Workhorse is a pretty apparent fraud. They won't be around for long.
Quote from: MrH on September 15, 2021, 02:54:13 PM
Workhorse is a pretty apparent fraud. They won't be around for long.
Anywhere I saw them discussed this seemed to the the consensus.
As for the Oshkosh design it looks odd but functional.
Looks like something from a cartoon:
(https://s.abcnews.com/images/US/new-usps-mail-truck-03-ht-jef-210225_1614270921774_hpEmbed_1x1_992.jpg)
Yeah that could totally be in a Pixar movie.
Seems like a good truck though.
I never noticed until the other day, but the rural mail trucks in our area are JDM Mitsubishi Pajeros and other RHD SUVs. They pull right up to the roadside mailboxes! Really cool!
Quote from: Rockraven on September 16, 2021, 05:42:45 AM
I never noticed until the other day, but the rural mail trucks in our area are JDM Mitsubishi Pajeros and other RHD SUVs. They pull right up to the roadside mailboxes! Really cool!
I've seen RHD Subarus used in some rural areas.
Quote from: MX793 on September 16, 2021, 06:13:20 AM
I've seen RHD Subarus used in some rural areas.
Yup. Sometimes JDM, sometimes hillbilly rigged. I've seen for some reason Chrysler minivans too, with hillbilly double steering wheels etc...
I have never figured out why rural mail carriers were never just issued a RHD vehicle.
Quote from: Submariner on September 15, 2021, 10:21:44 PM
Looks like something from a cartoon:
(https://s.abcnews.com/images/US/new-usps-mail-truck-03-ht-jef-210225_1614270921774_hpEmbed_1x1_992.jpg)
It's what you get when price and function are placed at a much higher priority than form. It should be good at doing its job but it won't win any beauty contests.
Quote from: SJ_GTI on September 15, 2021, 02:57:26 PM
Anywhere I saw them discussed this seemed to the the consensus.
As for the Oshkosh design it looks odd but functional.
The funniest part about it: since I'm pretty active on Twitter in the FinTwit and TSLAQ world, I hear about these EV frauds all the time. I've been laughing at Workhorse for a long time.
I found out a few months ago: I live near the HQ! It's tiny :lol:
Quote from: Soup DeVille on September 16, 2021, 08:42:32 AM
I have never figured out why rural mail carriers were never just issued a RHD vehicle.
I'm pretty well qualified for that since the first 18 years of my driving life were in RHD cars. But for full Morris Minor compatibility we'd have to drive on the left too.
Quote from: MrH on September 16, 2021, 10:13:13 AM
I found out a few months ago: I live near the HQ! It's tiny :lol:
Old nail salon next to a payday lender?
Quote from: RomanChariot on September 16, 2021, 10:04:24 AM
It's what you get when price and function are placed at a much higher priority than form. It should be good at doing its job but it won't win any beauty contests.
Reminds me of an old VW ad...
(https://i.postimg.cc/JthBKJNZ/Volkswagen-Ugly14.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/JthBKJNZ)
Quote from: Rockraven on September 16, 2021, 11:14:43 AM
Reminds me of an old VW ad...
(https://i.postimg.cc/JthBKJNZ/Volkswagen-Ugly14.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/JthBKJNZ)
VW Beetle print ads were always fantastic
Quote from: Soup DeVille on September 16, 2021, 08:42:32 AM
I have never figured out why rural mail carriers were never just issued a RHD vehicle.
A ton of them are contracted. Government employees bring a huge burden of bureaucracy with each one. Easier to just write a contract for each of the different podunksvilles.
Quote from: AutobahnSHO on September 16, 2021, 11:49:04 AM
A ton of them are contracted. Government employees bring a huge burden of bureaucracy with each one. Easier to just write a contract for each of the different podunksvilles.
Well, yeah; and then supply them with a vehicle.