14 Electric Stepvans and Charging Infrastructure Ordered by FedEx Contractor in Single-Provider Deal
An independent FedEx contractor placed an order for 14 Xos electric stepvans with charging infrastructure, proving the single-provider model for fleet electrification works.
- over 75%
- 40% less
- up to 200 miles
What Happened
Package Delivery Express, an independent FedEx contractor operated by Fluvio Marin, ordered 14 Xos 2026 SV electric stepvans along with the Xos Hub charging system. By consolidating vehicles and energy management under one provider, the operator bypassed the typical infrastructure hurdles that delay fleet electrification.
The fuel economics are compelling: gasoline stepvans averaging 6 MPG on 60-mile daily routes are replaced by electric stepvans that cover the same distance on a single charge, with a range up to 200 miles. According to Argonne National Laboratory, EVs generally cost 40% less to maintain than gas-powered vehicles.
“Going electric should not require an operator to become an infrastructure expert. The complexity of charging coordination, utility timelines, and depot planning has kept too many fleets on the sidelines. What Package Delivery Express recognized is that Xos solves both sides of the equation: the vehicle and the energy behind it.”
“The decision to go electric was driven by the numbers, but what made it operationally viable was not having to manage two separate processes. Vehicles and charging from one provider, with one point of contact, means I can focus on running my routes.”
Why this matters
This order shows independent last-mile operators can achieve over 75% fuel savings and avoid utility upgrades by choosing vehicles and charging from one provider, turning electrification into a simple business decision.
Terms in This Story
- stepvan
- A type of delivery van with a boxy shape and sliding side doors, commonly used for last-mile parcel delivery.
- Xos Hub
- A mobile energy storage system that charges electric fleet vehicles overnight at the depot, eliminating the need for utility grid upgrades.
- single-provider model
- A business arrangement where one vendor supplies both the vehicles and the charging infrastructure, simplifying coordination and support.
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