Quads

I saw this on the IEEE Spectrum site:

https://spectrum.ieee.org/electric-delivery-vehicles-amazon-also

Maybe it's just the old guy in me but this sounds like a pretty cool idea.  Nothing is said about consumer sales so to me that means $$$.  

One interesting detail is the tires / wheels.  The steel (I assume) wheel has a lot going for it compared to normal spoked bicycle wheels.  The lack of spokes means almost indescructable wheels.  Broke spokes are the bane of my bicycle existance.  A solid wheel would also be more efficient in applying power than stretchy-bendy spokes.   Also those tires look to be automotive, maybe tubeless ?  Automotive tires can last and last compared to ratty old bicycle tires.  The downside of that wheel / tire combo is the weight added.  I imagine that wind loading on that van version would be minimal in an urban setting.

It sounds like Amazon isn't counting on drones for all of their future delivery :)

During the summer the island is buzzing with the internal combustion engine 4 wheelers which are apparently street legal.  But many of the tourist bikes that I see near the house (about 7 miles from the ferry dock) are electric.  I prefer the whir of electric to the putt-putt of gasoline motors.

Best Regards,
Chuck, WB9KZY
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