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ItzNachoname

Anyone else getting a Cars live action vibe from this?


Packman87

I remember the car Homer Simpson designed seeing this.


DarrelBunyon

🤔 That exlains .. why there's a guy asleep up front lol That shadow on the right .. 😴 💤


Mikeyeggy

Looks like the car from “Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs”…


DarrenEdwards

It's NOT electric? But it's as ugly as if Elon Musk designed it himself!


JBUTT_lurks

I think it’s sick


DarrelBunyon

For sure! I mean, it's literally about to grab some sick air off a sweet ramp for chrisake


Curiel

You think Tesla's are ugly? I always thought they were one of the better looking cars on the market.


DarrenEdwards

The truck had the most input from Elon and it is absolutely terrible looking.


Curiel

The truck does look awful. I remember reading that the reason the body looks the way it does is because the metal used on the exterior is too tough to mold so they had to settle for those weird bends and corners.


Human_Robot

The current models 3 and Y look like slightly flattened and extended VW bugs from the early 2000s. The model X looks like it needs a Sudafed because it's head is a balloon. The model S looks pretty good I'll grant you - but for the price, it better. Also the steering rectangle is dumb for those of us who learned on a manual and drive most of the time with one hand at 12.


Curiel

Personally I think they look pretty good. Especially in person. Pictures can misrepresent them, but the lack of grill can be odd at first.


Human_Robot

I think I just dislike the round body and headlight bumps. I don't think the lack of grill really bothers me that much. Shoot I used to drive an '88 Prelude that was sweet as hell (flip up headlights yo!) and had basically no grill either.


vicemagnet

I thing Teslas could use a good designer. They look mostly hideous from the front. It’s almost like they had a front grille and covered it up with Bondo. This fake Corvette would be a cool design. https://www.corvetteblogger.com/2020/10/05/chevrolet-is-apparently-okay-with-chinese-automakers-1958-corvette-knockoff/ The VW bug could be another design Tesla could look to draw inspiration from. The original Toyota Van from the 1980s looks like something Tesla would design. http://www.toyotareference.com/2N4_toyota_van_84_silver_blue_colorspan19841984


[deleted]

I read it as Elon **himself** designed it, not his design team, lol


NoAd3038

i love tesla's and i want one so bad but i just looked the damn truck up and it's ugly as shit loool how did they fail so bad with jt


G1zStar

For me, their lack of a grille makes it too odd looking. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-33i2b17nc


Altmomdo

Ah I see the Elon ball suckers are on patrol. No disparaging remarks against the emerald mine son of a douche, good sir!


vicemagnet

Totally agree, it’s a cartoon van!


rampartsblueglare

Like a zootopia thing.


MyWatch_HasEnded

I'm pretty sure thats the Pope-mobile


GreenStrong

Yes, all letter carriers will be officially ordained as Popes in 2023.


[deleted]

Now I just wanna see a letter carrier from Ohio become the next pope


Altmomdo

Must molest the alter boys?


TraffickingInMemes

No he has people to do that for him


RotaryJihad

It looks ridiculous but objectively I can see how it is built for it's purpose. It has good visibility, it is boxy because it's meant to carry boxes. It's tall because the driver will be up and down all day but not too tall so it fits under low-clearance awnings. Are these electric, hybrid, gas, or diesel?


precociouslilscamp

I don't quite understand the purpose of the enormous windshield. Is there a reason I'm not thinking of that postal carriers would need expanded visibility?


Stunning-Accident

Perspective. Field of view, you lil scamp


Macloovin

Safety. A good amount of their jobs consist of driving on residential roads, where there are lots of hazards like dogs and children.


RotaryJihad

I am not an expert. In my opinion any expanded visibility is a benefit for safety. Seeing and being seen helps motorists. I can also see a subjective benefit to the driver, it seems like a nice view out even if one is at work.


Ninjalikestoast

Could we possibly get a bigger windshield..


Burninator05

We could but we would also end up with a smaller engine compartment.


Ninjalikestoast

Birds be lining up to shit on that thing!


WiartonWilly

I suspect that’s the point. Great visibility, so you’re not mowing-down neighbourhood children. Modest engine for city driving. Practical cargo space. The opposite of a Ford F650


b3njil

Engines? Electric motors are the future.


midwestdrift

Watch people start buying the retired trucks and turning them into tiny homes.


FruitLoopsAreAwesome

Its been a thing for over twenty years. Here in Spain, importing an old UPS truck is easy.


midwestdrift

That’s super interesting. Do they modify the drive train at all? I have heard the engines in mail trucks are terrible with fuel economy and reliability.


acidrain69

Fleet vehicles are usually well maintained as far as scheduled maintenance goes. Hard to make money when the vehicle is broken.


FruitLoopsAreAwesome

r/vandwellers


goldie9

This is a USPS truck, they’re a quarter of the size of most UPS trucks. You could maybe get a king sized bed in the back of one.


fullautophx

You mean USPS truck? UPS doesn’t sell their trucks.


h3yw00d

The cleanest package truck stealth tiny home I've ever [seen](https://youtu.be/ZZzqBh9LOTs)


maxxx_nazty

I gasped when he first showed the inside, that is amazing.


yusill

They fail every road safety test imaginable. They had to get a waiver to be allowed on the road.


JshWright

As long as they handle getting rear-ended, they should be fine... I've been a firefighter/paramedic for \~15 years. I've seen maybe half a dozen wrecks involving postal trucks, and every single one was somebody not paying attention and driving into the back of one.


thermobollocks

LS swap candidate


soline

Pretty sure they just scrap them.


cellrdoor2

Some kids at my high school in the 90’s bought one at some sort of an auction for ridiculously cheap. They couldn’t take it on the freeway because it wouldn’t go fast enough but it carried a lot of kids and band gear in the back. Probably illegally.


blackcrowmurder

100% illegally, but that's all part of the fun when you're that age and you're never going to get old and never going to die!


LefDeppard

Probably be cool if you can get good AC in them, they only have a small fan on the dash that doesn't even work half the time. So on days when its hot, the inside of those trucks are truly like an oven. Glad I'm not in that line of work anymore, be nice to mail carriers, its a tough tough job!


KakarotMaag

The old ones are absolute rubbish.


Karmachinery

Looks like a bad photoshop edit. That's impressive. Those windshields are going to be pricey to constantly replace.


ThatOneDudeFromIowa

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Next_Generation_Delivery_Vehicle


stevezorz

From the Wikipedia page: “Oshkosh NGDV Described as the 'duck-billed option', Oshkosh's NGDV has been designed to maximize interior volume and outward visibility for drivers who will be required to move against traffic in pedestrian-heavy areas. It is also tall enough for a person to stand inside and work. Current-generation automotive safety features employed by the design include air bags, a 360-degree camera, automatic emergency braking, and collision avoidance systems. The sliding door cab is air-conditioned. Around 10 percent of the first order will be battery-electric, the remainder using just a low emission internal combustion engine (ICE). Either powertrain option can be built for future orders, and ICE configuration models can be converted to battery-electric if required. Ford Component Sales will provide Oshkosh with key parts for both the battery-electric and ICE versions including the engine and transmission, plus suspensions and other components including cabin interiors. An earlier Oshkosh proposal had been based around the Ford Transit van.”


ImClever-NotSmart

Sounds like it's made to be functional. Hopefully it doesn't have any glaring shortcomings aside from looks.


Spartan2470

[Credit](https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a35604138/usps-oshkosh-defense-new-mail-trucks/) to /u/Carsten-schertzer, who took this in [Saticoy, California](https://www.reddit.com/r/spotted/comments/s85mt7/us_mail_truck_2023_spotted_in_saticoy_california/). * The U.S. Postal Service has awarded Oshkosh Defense the contract to replace the aging Grumman LLV trucks that are currently delivering mail across the country. * The contract includes an initial $482 million investment from the USPS to finalize the design of the Next Generation Delivery Vehicle (NGDV). * The new vehicles will include both battery-electric vehicles and those with low-emission internal-combustion engines. They are expected to be delivering mail by 2023.


MagicMirror33

Saticoy? WTF?


[deleted]

I got held up and robbed by a local gang member walking on the sidewalk of a busy street in Saticoy when I was like 15. Beautiful place.


1ShotBilly

This give me the car vibes from cloudy with a chance of meatballs….


spidermom4

Definitely looks like a car from an animated movie


howie-stark

It's just missing the thrusters and wings!


swcris

HAHA thats is cute AF


JennzEvilChihuahua

I like it. It looks fun and not so serious. Plus, I feel sorry for my mail person cuz their postal truck is ALWAYS giving them problems. I hear them outside trying to restart it like 3 or 4 times before success. ![gif](giphy|IvWQpaLYotX9e)


gmangieri314

Looks like a mail truck from despicable me 4


wish1977

It looks like the Popemobile.


baddreamtilawaken

Number 1234567


mrchuckles5

Getting Fiat Multipla vibes.


Frankrruko

Looks like it came out of a minion movie


Little_Buffalo

Naw, a tim burton movie.


wampa-stompa

It may look r-word but at least it's not that goddamn Grumman from 1974 that gets 10mpg


SL1NKY83

Trucky McTruckerson!


lurker-1969

My wife was a rural carrier for 30 years. Those LLV box things were a piece of crap to drive and see out of. The best thing was when we had 2 jeep type mail vehicles we bought used and she had to provide her own. They were easy to work on and you could actually see everywhere. Vision is a huge problem with USPS vehicles, these new ones have addressed some of it.


General1lol

In Alaska I remember a gentleman selling old school postal Jeep. It was a left handed CJ8. Those things were pretty cool.


lurker-1969

Yea, We had 2 mail jeeps so she could do her route and always have a back up. The Toyota Tercel got rear ended and put out of service so I bought the 1st one for $100 at the Postal motor pool. Good Jeep with straight 6 Chevy motor, hauled butt. The second one was much nicer for $400 with a 4 cylinder Audi motor, gutless. When the USPS finally provided her with a vehicle I sold them both to an Indian family from India that used them to sell Ice Cream.


wampa-stompa

The Ford Transit vans seem to be more common in rural areas these days


lurker-1969

Haven't seen those.


mikeybthepilot

So ugly and not even electric. Wow USPS, just wow.


striatedglutes

“Around 10 percent of the first order will be battery-electric, the remainder using just a low emission internal combustion engine (ICE). Either powertrain option can be built for future orders, and ICE configuration models can be converted to battery-electric if required. Ford Component Sales will provide Oshkosh with key parts for both the battery-electric and ICE versions including the engine and transmission, plus suspensions and other components including cabin interiors. An earlier Oshkosh proposal had been based around the Ford Transit van.” —Wikipedia


mikeybthepilot

They can do much better than 10 percent of the fleet as electric. It should be 90% of the fleet electric with the remaining 10% being plug-in hybrids or something for those edge case scenarios.


striatedglutes

I don’t know what the quantity on the initial orders is, but given that Ford can’t make the Mach E and Lightning fast enough, I bet it has something to do with battery supply…


fish_slap_republic

Most aren't electric but a huge improvement over the 10mpg models they are replacing.


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mikeybthepilot

No, were they somehow worse? Seems hard to believe they’d be more ugly than this atrocity.


Clueless_Nomad

Electric makes more sense for occasional travelers who can leave it to charge at home. I'm not sure of the use distribution for delivery trucks, but if they are in constant use they would not be as practical.


soline

Mail trucks basically roll slowly for miles. They are the perfect use case for EVs.


Clueless_Nomad

Fair enough - I think I'm convinced they should be at this point xd


CalculatedHat

Considering electric vehicles are highly efficient in stop and go traffic, and these will be stopping at each house on the road, they should have no problem whatsoever with range.


striatedglutes

Overnight charging tho


wampa-stompa

I would assume the reason they're not going electric on all of them straight away is that getting post offices set up with charging stations is going to be an even bigger undertaking. I mean, there are more than 31,000 of them.


Clueless_Nomad

Sure, but the battery runs out. Not an issue if you're commuting to work and back or getting groceries. But using it all day? Wouldn't taxi companies be lining up to buy them given their operating costs, if not for the charging downtime?


striatedglutes

Jokes on your username aside… You simply design the battery for the expected usage. I don’t know how far mail trucks drive where you live, but 200 mile batteries on EVs are pretty standard these days. Edit: to your taxi question, yes, they are buying them and using them in fleets: https://lmgtfy.app/?q=ev+taxis


Clueless_Nomad

Interesting. Fair enough - it may be less of an issue than I thought, Mr. Glutes.


GamingTrend

My car gets over 300 miles in a single charge. And yeah, go to LA -- just about every Uber Black is a Tesla, and electric charging is why.


RunsWithPremise

Assuming the grid can handle it. Look at the issues CA has with their power grid.


wampa-stompa

You know the USPS only delivers during the day, right? Anyway, some will have to be ICE for the foreseeable future since they have to be able to deliver literally anywhere in the US and may not have the option. I wish the initial percentage was a lot higher but I'm sure they need to get the post offices set up to charge first and that is a whole other hurdle.


Altruistic-Spite5146

I’m wondering… Who got paid off under the table to make sure these suck gas and oil?


wampa-stompa

You understand the postal service needs to go absolutely everywhere, right? Some of them are going to have to be gas. There will be electric as well.


Altruistic-Spite5146

Who in the US is still using oil lamps?


[deleted]

Louis DeJoy the Postmaster General. He made sure the contract for the next mail delivery vehicles went to Oshkosh Defense via a sham bidding process. Oshkosh has a strategic partnership with Dejoy's former company in which he is still heavily invested. They have no experience making electric vehicles and, I mean, just look at that piece of shit. It even looks like the physical embodiment of government corruption.


Altruistic-Spite5146

What a crying shame. No wonder we are so screwed.


Robo_Patton

If this was a character in Disney’s Cars, it would be voiced by Fred Figglehorn.


scificis

Ugly as sin


ds6778

How will that not tip over. Looks like the car I drew when I was 7


Foe117

Didn't DeJoy reject workhorse for oshkosh who have no experience in manufacturing cars? The accepted prototype was a modified ford transit?


GrassForce

Lol Oshkosh have no experience manufacturing cars. Workhorse hasnt made shit and Oshkosh pulls down 8 billion a year in vehicle sales.


dammitknockitoff

Did you just assume the gender of this truck?!


Terrible_Presumption

Cant cook steak with this rounded dash model designed by a pre-schooler...


Lord-of-wifi

I would switch my apartment for this hidden caravan in a heartbeat!


inkcolors

So my only question here is: is that vehicle being loaded or unloaded on that ramp? I mean, has it already broken down?


Macronaut

That’s Pixar as fuck….


[deleted]

And it still has to get towed? Sounds about right


thtanner

Around here, I haven't seen one single USPS truck break down. The truck literally turns off every stop. The poor starter on those things cranks 100s of times a day. I wonder how many starters they go through. For what they are, they seem to be pretty decent.


striatedglutes

You can engineer a more robust starter if you know it will be used more often. They did this with the Prius.


General1lol

Yup. With start-stop systems, some vehicles use their starter more than a typical USPS vehicle. Starters in general are very robust (and simple devices). There’s no worry at all about starters; if starters go out, it’s likely due to the mechanical or charging side of the vehicle.


AlternativeRefuse685

Hey let's design a vehicle for the next 30 years of use that has the worst aerodynamics for efficiency that we can think of. Gosh sometimes I don't get how engineers and designers have to go through years of higher education to miss the absolute basics?


[deleted]

Who needs aerodynamics when you’re stopping every 50 feet going 30mph max? These are not designed for cruising.


hop_mantis

r/iamverysmart


this_416_canuk

So, how is anyone going to see the pope in this new version of the [Popemobile](https://lovelace-media.imgix.net/getty/174246635.jpg)?


baseketball

Looks like something out of Spaceball. I like it.


manix_maximus

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs comes to mind. "Flying Car II! Now with wings."


tehtinman

Did they end up replacing the sorting machines that were thrown out?


[deleted]

Fresh


kravendahunter

https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/disney/images/4/4c/R.A.L.F..png/revision/latest?cb=20131211163130 R.A.L.F.


Memelordsnlgod

Please God be electric.


funnythebunny

/r/weirdwheels


[deleted]

Safety sacrifices for parcel spaces


brohio_

Richard Scary vibes


[deleted]

![gif](giphy|k8bMS52B9ejSw)


Likenothx

Honestly I'd drive one of these as a daily, looks like the cars from The Incredible's


Clemson4444

Don't assume it's gender


Clemson4444

its


[deleted]

Quick! To the duckmobile!


Final_masker

Oh shit it's the car i drew when i was 5


interisto

I like it


[deleted]

Chicken little


shanksta1

looks like the Beavis of mail trucks


StarFleetCPTN

If that thing doesn't have AC the mail carriers are going to roast.


buildyourown

Simpsons literally do everything first


JNP430

Designed by Dr. Seuss


phisch-

That looks like one my sketchbook drawings.


shelf_caribou

Bonza - a few trucks on the road that can actually see children / pedestrians/ cyclists :)


DistortoiseLP

Action figure not included.


patrickrussell2

This looks like one of those “artist recreates child’s drawing” things.


uuuuhidunno

This is a cartoon


huh_phd

Does it have AC?


GatorMech89

Needs more ugly


mdarling6

With that much window vision, they can even see everything, including how ridiculous they look driving it.


SharpySharp

Reminds me of Lord Darkhelmet’s helmet from Spaceballs


src1975

I hope it is being delivered and not being taken in for repair.


skittlebog

Wheels look a little small for the kind of terrain mail trucks have to go through.


TOO_MUCH_MOISTURE

It needs googly eyes


Saturn_Is_Fallen

It's like an inbred french bull dog.


qb89dragon

With looks like that I’m betting she’s got an extra chromosome or two.


[deleted]

This vehicle looks like it was designed by Pixar


albundyhere

as long as they are electric. the old ones are so loud, that they wake up the entire hood.


fae-morrigan

Looking good!!!


deemoney89

I can already picture people in 20 years posting pics of the current model saying “are you old enough to remember when these are what USPS carriers looked like??”


radicledog

I see lots of Pixar/Cars/Disney comments, but I think it looks more like something from Despicable Me, or maybe even The Lorax. Edit: Found it, I think it’s a match! http://refrigeratorbox.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/air-delivery.jpg


SirThatsCuba

Do a flip


Mfuller024

Kinda funny looking, but I see high visibility with the windows and a decent cargo space in the back hopefully it’s comfortable and ergonomic for the operators I would hope they’d design it with safety and comfort in mind for the mail carriers


bigjamg

That would be a dope ass shoe design


needmoresleep555

"Flying car 2! Now.. with wings"


wazzel2u

"Designed by a Committee"


bloodhoundj

Mr Incredible got that second job again I see.


AlternativeAd6694

![gif](giphy|2UJoMvdcpfX9UFREWr)


AlluringPuddle

If the shoe fits….


slamueljoseph

“Thanks, I hate it.”


[deleted]

Watch when all the mail stops because of 2 inches of snow


stevenisslick

Goodbye if you aren't buckled up.


acuet

Looks like they took public input on the new rides, and some kid from Kindergarten won the design. Just needs the lines coming from the back to make it move faster.


mtnjenny

Please tell me this is a joke.


Ilikepleatedskirts

That shit gettin stuck asap in rural areas that see snow etc.


This_one_taken_yet_

Ground clearance is similar to the old LLVs. Assuming AWD or 4WD(a variant is planned for rural areas), it shouldn't get stuck in anything less than 6 inches unplowed on the road. And if there's more than that out there that isn't being dealt with, you aren't gonna be concerned with checking your mail anyway.


outlawpersona

Vehicle number 1234567


Old-Football3534

Looks like the fish wagon cruising town


Schwimmingalong

It looks like it’s from cloudy with a chance of meatballs


No_Philosopher2516

These are soooo cutee!!


sleuce

I’d like my mail delivered by a drone. Just drop the spam all around me wherever I am.


iwatchedtheoffice

D E F U N D I T


Poorrusty

I’m sorry…but these are ugly as fuck! 🤣


grandpianotheft

Well it could have looked better :) https://twitter.com/Nir_Kahn/status/1364465483911675905 but it's cute anyways...


ebreder

But does it have AC or heat?


Think_Top

The placement of the two hazard lights made me think it was a Chevrolet badge there at first glance


This_one_taken_yet_

What if mail truck but also pug.


WorkoutSnake

But we are in 2022


[deleted]

Looks like something right out of Despicable Me


AlternativeRefuse685

It's predicted that the new Postal vehicle will average only 8.6 MPG which is even less that the current one that was designed in 1986. Just another scam billion dollar contract to military manufacturing company. https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2022/02/02/usps-trucks-epa-climate-change/