This is commercial fleet news, not something that touches your own house directly, but it shows where electric vehicle demand is heading. Workhorse, a maker of electric delivery trucks, just landed an order for 200 more of its W56 electric step vans from Gateway Fleets, a California company that bundles electric trucks with charging equipment and support for delivery businesses. This follows an earlier order of 100 vans placed earlier this year, meaning Gateway's total order now stands at 300 vehicles.
The W56 vans run on a 210 kWh battery, good for up to 150 miles per charge, and can haul up to 10,000 pounds. Workhorse's pitch is that rising, unpredictable fuel prices are pushing delivery operators toward electric trucks, since the lower running costs offset the higher upfront price of the vehicles and the charging infrastructure needed to support them. Gateway's "truck-as-a-service" model wraps the trucks, chargers, and support into one package so delivery companies don't have to buy everything outright.
Workhorse already counts Aramark, Cintas, FedEx, and Purolator among its customers. The new batch of vans is expected to start reaching Gateway's customers in the second half of 2027, with deliveries continuing through 2028. For homeowners, this mainly signals that electric trucks are gaining ground in commercial delivery, which could mean more electric vans showing up in your neighborhood over the next couple of years as package carriers shift away from gas-powered fleets.
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