NASA And The USPS Have Had Sufficient Of Canoo’s EVs

• NASA will now not use Canoo’s funky electrical vans to shuttle astronauts to the launchpad.
• The USPS has additionally dropped the bankrupt startup’s autos.
• Canoo filed for chapter in January, with the remaining property being purchased by the corporate’s former CEO.

NASA and the USPS are now not utilizing Canoo’s futuristic electrical vans, in keeping with TechCrunch. NASA had bought three of the bankrupt startup’s EVs in 2023 to make use of them as shuttles for astronauts collaborating within the Artemis missions to the moon.

Now, although, the house company mentioned that Canoo is “now not in a position to meet our mission necessities,” and that it’s as a substitute leasing the Airstream-built Astrovan from Boeing. The car, which relies on a combustion-powered Mercedes-Benz Sprinterwas commissioned by Boeing for its personal crewed house missions.

Canoo Crew Transportation Autos (CTVs) for NASA

On the identical time, the USA Postal Service mentioned in an e-mail to TechCrunch that the six Canoo EVs it purchased “for analysis functions” final 12 months are actually sitting unused. The postal service didn’t element what would occur to the canned electrical vans, however mentioned that the “ analysis has been accomplished” and “no additional investments are anticipated.”

No less than yet one more demonstration car was offered to the Division of Protection, however the DOD didn’t reply to requests about what occurred to the car. The UK’s postal service, the Royal Mail, additionally started testing two Canoo EVs and had deliberate to purchase 2,000 models, however there’s no phrase on what occurred to the trial autos.

Canoo American Bulldog LTV Quad Cab

Based in 2017, Canoo’s plan appeared stable. It developed a skateboard chassis that would accommodate numerous high hats, from minivans to rugged dual-cab pickups. The concept even drew curiosity from Hyundai, which wished to workforce up with the startup to collectively develop an EV platform.

At its peak, the corporate employed 800 folks, however it began going downhill after the loans went dry and earnings by no means materialized. Final 12 months, large workforce cuts went into impact, and the startup declared chapter in January 2025. In April, the chapter choose permitted the sale of the corporate’s property to Tony Aquila, who was the startup’s CEO and one among its fundamental buyers.

It’s unclear what is going to occur to the unused Canoo EVs. Possibly they may at some point pop up on the market at a authorities public sale, or they’ll disappear perpetually by means of the crusher.