"NASA had purchased three of the bankrupt startup's EVs in 2023 to use them as shuttles for astronauts participating in the Artemis missions to the moon. Now, though, the space agency said that Canoo is no longer able to meet our mission requirements, and that it is instead leasing the Airstream-built Astrovan from Boeing. The vehicle, which is based on a combustion-powered Mercedes-Benz Sprinter, was commissioned by Boeing for its own crewed space missions."
"At the same time, the United States Postal Service said in an email to TechCrunch that the six Canoo EVs it bought for evaluation purposes last year are now sitting unused. The postal service didn't detail what would happen to the canned electric vans, but said that the evaluation has been completed and no further investments are anticipated."
"Founded in 2017, Canoo's plan seemed solid. It developed a skateboard chassis that could accommodate various top hats, from minivans to rugged dual-cab pickups. The idea even drew interest from Hyundai, which wanted to team up with the startup to jointly develop an EV platform. At its peak, the company employed 800 people, but it all started going downhill after the loans went dry and profits never materia"
Canoo filed for bankruptcy in January and remaining assets were bought by its former CEO. NASA purchased three Canoo EVs in 2023 to shuttle Artemis astronauts but found Canoo unable to meet mission requirements and is leasing the Airstream-built Astrovan from Boeing, based on a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter. The United States Postal Service evaluated six Canoo EVs; those vehicles are now unused and no further investments are planned. At least one demonstration vehicle went to the Department of Defense and two were trialed by the Royal Mail with purchase plans uncertain. Canoo was founded in 2017, developed a skateboard chassis, attracted Hyundai interest, and employed about 800 people before financial issues caused decline.
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