I need them to go into the engineering that went into the design. There’s no way that’s they designed that with efficiency being the most important criteria
chfp
>ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — The Postal Service’s new delivery vehicles aren’t going to win a beauty contest. They’re tall and ungainly. The windshields are vast. Their hoods resemble a duck bill. Their bumpers are enormous.
>“You can tell that (the designers) didn’t have appearance in mind,” postal worker Avis Stonum said.
>Odd appearance aside, the first handful of Next Generation Delivery Vehicles that rolled onto postal routes in August in Athens, Georgia, are getting rave reviews from letter carriers accustomed to cantankerous older vehicles that lack modern safety features and are prone to breaking down — and even catching fire.
>Within a few years, the fleet will have expanded to 60,000, most of them electric models, serving as the Postal Service’s primary delivery truck from Maine to Hawaii.
bgarza18
Why does it look like Darkwing Duck
likewut
It’s funny they credit it as part of DeJoy’s transformation, when he pushed for all ridiculously inefficient gas vehicles, which made zero sense for a post office use case.
bravogates
The windshield looks super expensive to replace.
GrandMoffJenkins
I thought these were a joke
SericaClan
Why does it have this odd shape? It’s not aerodynamic nor aesthetic.
TheYoungLung
Flint Lockwood ahh car
mistsoalar
dat massive bumper
iceynyo
Why does it need a long nose?
Mpikoz
We’re about to have Dr Seuss’ delivery service up in here.
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I need them to go into the engineering that went into the design. There’s no way that’s they designed that with efficiency being the most important criteria
>ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — The Postal Service’s new delivery vehicles aren’t going to win a beauty contest. They’re tall and ungainly. The windshields are vast. Their hoods resemble a duck bill. Their bumpers are enormous.
>“You can tell that (the designers) didn’t have appearance in mind,” postal worker Avis Stonum said.
>Odd appearance aside, the first handful of Next Generation Delivery Vehicles that rolled onto postal routes in August in Athens, Georgia, are getting rave reviews from letter carriers accustomed to cantankerous older vehicles that lack modern safety features and are prone to breaking down — and even catching fire.
>Within a few years, the fleet will have expanded to 60,000, most of them electric models, serving as the Postal Service’s primary delivery truck from Maine to Hawaii.
Why does it look like Darkwing Duck
It’s funny they credit it as part of DeJoy’s transformation, when he pushed for all ridiculously inefficient gas vehicles, which made zero sense for a post office use case.
The windshield looks super expensive to replace.
I thought these were a joke
Why does it have this odd shape? It’s not aerodynamic nor aesthetic.
Flint Lockwood ahh car
dat massive bumper
Why does it need a long nose?
We’re about to have Dr Seuss’ delivery service up in here.
Fuckin Trump stooge made it ugly on purpose.
That bumper reminds me of a very large ComutaCar.