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July 12, 2022 – Retail giant Walmart says its network is so extensive it can deliver to 80 percent of Americans within reach of its stores and fulfillment centers in the U.S. with same-day, last-mile deliveries.
The plan is to tackle these online orders for groceries and other retail goods with a fleet of zero-emission last-mile delivery vehicles, and Walmart has just made a deal with EV startup Canoo to pad out its fleet (which already includes some Ford e-Transit vans) beginning next year.
Both companies have signed a definitive agreement for Walmart to purchase 4,500 all-electric delivery vans built on Canoo’s Lifestyle Delivery Vehicle (LDV) platform, with an option for purchase of up to 10,000 vans total, for now. Advance deliveries of the van will be delivered to Walmart for exact configuration refinement in the coming weeks, with the van set to join the retail fleet next year.
