• @ilinamorato@lemmy.world
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    1042 months ago

    US Government Employee: “Okay, awesome. So that’s a solid contract for the Lunar Lander for NASA. Great doing business with you.”

    Northrop Grumman salesman: “Yeah, sure, happy to help us win the space race against the Soviets!”

    Gov Employee: “Now if you’ll excuse me, I need to go figure out who we’re going to get to build a stealth bomber for the Air Force.”

    Grumman: “Oh, we can do that too!”

    Gov Employee: “Whoa, really? Thanks, that really makes the rest of the week easier. I appreciate it! Now all I need to do is find someone to make some cute little mail delivery trucks for the USPS.”

    Grumman: “You’re not gonna believe this…”

    • 𝕾𝖕𝖎𝖈𝖞 𝕿𝖚𝖓𝖆
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      562 months ago

      Looks aside, I’ll bet visibility is incredible, at least from the front. And I think that at least my mail carrier will appreciate having air conditioning. We still have a lot of the old LLV’s here and it was 105 and humid all summer.

      • @Corigan@lemm.ee
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        212 months ago

        Functionally it’s amazing. Totally with you.

        Being able to stand in the back, low step deck, ac/heat! Visibility. And electric for the most part. our couriers deserve it.

      • Nougat
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        122 months ago

        Being able to stand up inside the vehicle is another huge benefit. And a bunch of them are going to be electric.

      • @FilthyShrooms@lemmy.world
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        152 months ago

        New design is goofy but I kinda love it, it looks like a cartoon. Also it just screams functionality, the driver can see so much out of that massive windshield

          • @Anivia@feddit.org
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            32 months ago

            I’m not surprised. I drive an EV as a delivery vehicle, and it’s pretty much the perfect use case for an EV. No engine that needs to be idles while you are out making deliveries, and regenerative breaking is very useful due to the constant stop and go

        • @tauisgod@lemmy.world
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          22 months ago

          The old model was named the Long Life Vehicle (LLV) for a reason. Ugly for sure, but rock sold. Designed in an era when the main concern was to last 6 digits on the odometer, powered by the iron duke engine. Moderately efficient at the time of its design in the late 70s, but absolutely dependable.

      • @fishos@lemmy.world
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        2 months ago

        I never had a problem with the new, though admittedly goofy, design until I saw this picture. The ground clearance on that looks pretty low. Might just be photo angles tho. Anyone have any videos of these being tested out? Curious how they handle on dirt roads. I’m sure the did factor that into account, just curious is all.

  • @AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world
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    52 months ago

    They just copied SAAB.

    They tried to give away a SAAB made anti-tank weapon with each vehicle purchase in the US in the 80s and 90s to bolster sales, but were told “that’s not a responsible reaction to road rage.”