“It is one of the key steps we have taken over the past year towards achieving our future target of 100 percent electric vehicles,” Johal said. Sam Johal, chief executive of Pride Group Enterprises, said the truck seller was looking to add last-mile delivery vehicles to its product offerings. “Workhorse’s last-mile delivery trucks continue to be in demand across North America, which has been highlighted from our dealer group surveys and is further illustrated by this large order from Pride,” said Kirk Mann, senior vice president and general manager of transportation finance at Hitachi Capital America. The Pride deal shows that less specialized buyers are starting to show interest in Workhorse’s electric trucks portfolio. A 2014 audit from the office of the USPS inspector general found that the current fleet was expected to only meet the delivery needs of the agency through the 2017 fiscal year. Manufactured from 1987 through 1994, they need to be replaced. The post office now uses about 140,000 Grumman Long Life Vehicles for its main delivery service. After numerous delays caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and other issues, the Postal Service says it plans to award contracts to one or more of the teams early this year. The post office has tested prototypes of the Workhorse electric truck and is in the process of how it will divvy orders for more than $6 billion in new vehicles. Postal Services next-generation mail delivery truck. Workhorse is one of three teams competing to build the U.S. Workhorse said it expects to deliver the first vehicles in July. The companies did not make the terms of the deal public. Hitachi Capital America is providing financing for the transaction. “Our new agreement with Pride marks our largest individual order to-date and expands our sales channel internationally into Canada for the first time,” said Duane Hughes, chief executive of Workhorse Group.
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