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Electric Delivery Vehicles Have a Clear Route to Take Off

Plug-in vans and trucks are catching on in China and Europe. The US has lagged behind, but won’t for long.

An Amazon electric delivery van manufactured by Rivian out for deliveries in the Queens borough of New York City.

Photographer: Bing Guan/Bloomberg

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A quiet revolution is taking place in the way packages are delivered to consumers and businesses in and around major cities.