USPS has a problem: All of its vehicles look weird.


In fairness, these are not your average road vehicles. USPS vans are purpose-built to handle large quantities of mail while making many stops; as a result, it’s understandable that the average postal truck resembles less a Ferrari and more a “child with a ruler trying to draw a car.” Regardless, USPS’ attempts to design vehicles for this purpose have resulted in some pretty odd creations.


For example, the standard design is a Grumman LLV, a light transport vehicle that looks like the world’s most disappointing ice-cream truck.



However, these vehicles run on gasoline. This is the modern age, people — and the most impressive cars of the day run on electricity. That’s why it was so exciting when a company called Canoo announced that it would be supplying Made-in-the-USA electric vehicles to the USPS. And they actually look alright!



Much like the other aforementioned vehicles, these are made for cargo, meaning they may not appear exactly how you’d expect a car to look. Still, it manages to look halfway decent, and though the company is in its infancy, if it continues on this trajectory, it may be headed for success. How many of these bad boys did the USPS order, anyway?


Well, according to Green Car Reports, the answer is… six.



Per the article, USPS plans to add “66,000 electric delivery vehicles” to its fleet. “That total will include 21,000 ‘commercial off-the-shelf’ vehicles from manufacturers like Canoo, plus at least 45,000 purpose-built delivery vehicles, the latter due by 2028.”


Six of 21,000 isn’t a great ratio, but it’s alright for a relatively new company like Canoo. And who knows? If their vehicles work well, they might be seeing dollar signs on the horizon. How does *seven* vehicles sound?