Most people don't think of a boxy step van when they hear "Tesla Motors," but the electric automaker is supplying its lithium-ion battery packs to a new electric van built by Freightliner Custom ...

According to Harris, building a better driver-focused product in this segment is an easy feat. He believes the market’s current step vans have received no significant updates since the 1980s.

LOS ANGELES/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - UPS and FedEx are facing uncertainty in U.S. supplies of big, boxy electric step vans they need to replace their gas guzzlers and make a dent in the country's ...