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34-449: DHL Group is the successor to the German mail authority Deutsche Bundespost , the oldest modern postal service in the world, tracing its roots to the middle ages . It was privatized in 1995 and became a fully independent company in 2000. Since its privatization, Deutsche Post has significantly expanded its business area through acquisitions. In late 2014, the group acquired StreetScooter GmbH,

68-471: A large, world-wide company in about two decades. The following are significant dates in the development into its current form. The postal division delivers approximately 61 million letters every working day in Germany, and provides services across the entire mail value chain, including production facilities at central hubs, sales offices and production centers on four continents. This division inherited most of

102-618: A load of 1,220-1,252 kg. According to the current (2020) price list, the chassis cab model costs 43,350 EUR and the box truck model costs 47,650 EUR (excl. VAT). Introduced in August 2017, the Work XL is based on the Ford Transit , with a cargo volume of 20 cubic meters. This model has a 76 kWh battery, reaches 90 km/h and its range is 205 km (NEDC), carrying a payload of up to 1175 kg. Currently, this largest model of

136-530: A much greater range will be required to achieve the goal of replacing the entire Deutsche Post and DHL Express fleet of approximately 70,000 vehicles with electric StreetScooters. In April 2016, Deutsche Post DHL Group announced that StreetScooter GmbH would be scaling up to manufacture approximately 10,000 of the Work vehicles annually, starting in 2017. Deutsche Post's 2016 annual report indicates that it plans to replace its fleet of delivery vehicles in Germany with

170-565: A small manufacturer of electric vehicles in Aachen, Germany . By April 2016, the company announced that it would produce 2,000 of the StreetScooter Work model in Aachen by year end. The Work vehicle is equipped with lithium-ion battery packs and is powered by 30 kW asynchronous electric motors. The peak/continuous output is stated as 48 kW/38 kW. The range (before the need to recharge)

204-604: A small manufacturer of electric vehicles. Two years later, the group acquired UK Mail , a business-focused postal service in the UK for US$ 315.5 million (£243 million). The former company became a division of the Deutsche Post European parcel network. The 2016 earnings of Deutsche Post DHL Group before interest and taxes (EBIT) was €3.491 billion (up 44.8 percent over 2015), with a net profit of €2.64 billion on revenue of €57.334 billion. Return on equity, before taxes,

238-433: A smaller 20 kWh battery pack option was also offered earlier. The van's maximum speed is 120 km/h. Range (before the need to recharge) with the larger battery pack was estimated at 159 km WLTP , but actual range depends on the weight of the load, vehicle speed and traffic conditions. Conversely, the version equipped with battery half that capacity (20 kWh) was said to have 50 to 80 km of range. The floor of

272-576: A stated goal of 21,500 van in operation by DHL. In June 2010, Achim Kampker, together with Günther Schuh, founded Street Scooter GmbH; (in August 2014, it was renamed StreetScooter GmbH). This was a privately organized research initiative at the RWTH Aachen University which later became an independent company in Aachen . Kampker was also the founder and chairman of the European Network for Affordable and Sustainable Electromobility. One of

306-603: Is also available as a pick-up and as a chassis cab . The price for the larger-battery model is between 38,450 and 42,750 EUR (excl. VAT). Shown in September 2016 at the IAA Commercial Vehicles trade fair, the Work L prototype is a longer and slightly higher vehicle with almost double the cargo volume. The current models with a 40 kWh battery reach 120 km/h and have a claimed range of 158 km (WLTP), with 7.7 cubic meters (270 cubic feet) cargo volume and

340-1203: Is divided into business units along regions: The DHL Global Forwarding division carries goods by rail, road, air and sea under the DHL brand and includes the DHL Freight operation which runs a ground-based freight network covering Europe , Russia and traffic into the Middle East. In 2016, this division's revenue declined by 7.7 percent to €13.7 billion but operating profit before interest and taxes (EBIT) improved from -€181 million in 2015 to +€287 million. The DHL Supply Chain division provides contract logistics and corporate information. In 2016, this division's revenue decreased by 11.6% to €14.0 billion versus 2015, but operating profit improved by 27.4% to €572 million. The division consists of two main business units: In July, 2020, Deutsche Post DHL Group significantly increased earnings in Q2 2020 despite COVID-19. Operating profit (EBIT) improved by around 16% to around EUR 890 million. In December 2014, Deutsche Post DHL Group purchased StreetScooter GmbH,

374-460: Is expected to rise to around 21,500 by the end of 2022. In 2021 plans for the sale of Streetscooter to Luxembourg-based Odin Automative, now B-ON, were reported. This vehicle is equipped with lithium-ion battery packs and is powered by a permanent-magnet synchronous electric motor, giving 68 kW of peak power (58 kW of continuous power) and 205 Nm of torque. Battery capacity is 40 kWh;

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408-460: Is planned to produce up to 100,000 vehicles per year by 2021. In March 2020, DHL announced that StreetScooter would be closed instead of being sold, but just one month later announced that production for captive use will continue until at least the end of 2022. The reason for this is the high demand for electric vehicles within the DHL-Group: The current figure of more than 15,000 Streetscooters

442-419: Is said to be 50 to 80 km, depending on the weight of the load and traffic conditions. The load capacity is 710 kg. Deutsche Post's 2016 annual report indicates that it plans to replace its fleet of delivery vehicles in Germany with the electric StreetScooter products "in the medium term". Electric vans and trucks with a much greater range will be required to achieve the very long-term goal of replacing

476-485: The Bundespost was divided into three divisions (also called public enterprises): The central authorities remained as described above. The divisions were privatized on 1 January 1995 in a second round of reforms, resulting in: The federal ministry for post office and telecommunications ( Bundesministerium für Post und Telekommunikation ) retained oversight responsibility for postal services and telecommunications. After

510-519: The Kangoo Z.E. StreetScooter showed a larger prototype, the Work L, in September 2016 that will provide double the capacity in cargo size; its load capacity will be 1,000 kg. The range (before recharging is necessary) is estimated at "up to 100 km". The company also announced that it was developing a Work Orange model with an "electro-hydraulic three-way dumper" for use by businesses that deal in trash or construction material handling. In 2021 plans for

544-568: The PostVwG , the federal postal system was to be administered "according to the principles of the policy of the FRG, in particular trade, economic, financial and social policies" and "the interests of the German national economy." The Deutsche Bundespost was the largest employer in the Federal Republic, employing some 543,200 people as of 1985. In the first post office reform implemented on 1 July 1989,

578-641: The Trizone as a successor to the Deutsche Reichspost (German Imperial Post), until 1950 the enterprise was called Deutsche Post (German Post). Until 1989, the Deutsche Bundespost was a state-owned operation. The Bundespost was developed according to a three-tier principle common in public administration in the Federal Republic of Germany . The upper stage consisted of the federal ministry for

612-560: The Post & Parcel (P&P) division delivered over 1.2 billion parcels, an increase of 9.3% over 2015, much of it as result of shipping products purchased by customers on-line. The e-commerce aspect helped to generate a great deal of revenue. This division's revenue increased by 4.1 percent to €16.8 billion while earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) increased by 30.8 percent to over €1.4 billion. Since financial year 2019, DHL Group has been pooling its international parcel delivery operations in

646-449: The Work L, in September 2016. The company also announced that it was developing a Work Orange model with an "electro-hydraulic three-way dumper" for use by businesses that deal in trash or construction material handling. In October 2017 Streetscooter announced to build a second factory in Düren with a production capability of up to 10,000 vehicles per year. Operations were expected to begin in

680-409: The cargo hold is 100% flat; there are no wheel wells protruding into it, as it is located entirely above them. The volume of the cargo hold is 4 cubic meters (140 cubic feet) while the load capacity is 1,234-1,266 kg (it was much lower in previous versions ). The body structure is made of steel and the exterior panels are made of structural plastics. Aside from the box truck version, the vehicle

714-485: The directorates. The lower stage consisted of post office branches, postal giro (akin to a checking account) savings bank offices and telecommunications office branches. The legal basis for the administrative activity of the Bundespost was the postal administration act ( Postverwaltungsgesetz , abbreviated PostVwG ). A central goal of public administrative policy after 1924 was financial self-sufficiency. Political goals, however, often superseded this goal. According to

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748-406: The dissolution of that ministry on 1 January 1998, those tasks were taken over by a new federal network regulatory agency ( Bundesnetzagentur , formerly RegTP ) under the federal ministry for economics and technology. Other functions (such as the issuance of postage stamps) were taken over by the federal ministry of finance. Some telecommunications functions (including BOS radio) were turned over to

782-488: The eCommerce division. The DHL Express division offers worldwide courier, express and parcel shipment service, combining air and ground transport, under the DHL brand. It owns five airlines: European Air Transport Leipzig , DHL Air UK , DHL Aero Expreso , SNAS/DHL and Blue Dart Aviation . In 2016, this division's revenue increased by 2.7 per cent to €14 billion. The operating profit before interest and taxes (EBIT) increased by 11.3% over 2015 to €1.5 billion. Express

816-575: The electric StreetScooter products "in the medium term". Electric vans and trucks with a much greater range will be required to achieve the very long-term goal of replacing the Group's entire fleet of approximately 70,000 vehicles with electric StreetScooter vehicles. Some of the Deutsche Post vans to be replaced by StreetScooters are the Volkswagen Caddy models. StreetScooter showed a larger prototype,

850-549: The experimental designs by the company was the StreetScooter C16 , a very small two-seater city car with all its exterior plastic parts 3D-printed, shown at EuroMold in November 2014. In May 2014, the company announced that the city of Aachen, the Aachen city council and the Aachen savings bank had ordered electric vehicles from the company. In December 2014, approximately 70 employees were manufacturing 200 vehicles annually in

884-583: The federal ministry of the interior. For certain official and legal purposes (including certain financial, medical and other services for former postal civil servants), a "federal institution for post and telecommunication" ( Bundesanstalt für Post und Telekommunikation ) was created. StreetScooter B-ON GmbH (formerly Streetscooter GmbH until 2022) is an electric vehicle manufacturer located in Aachen , Germany. The company has been owned by DHL Group since 2014. The company has delivered over 17,000 all-electric vans and trucks in Germany alone, with

918-457: The group's entire fleet of approximately 70,000 vehicles with electric StreetScooter vehicles. A mass production plan was announced in April 2016. StreetScooter GmbH would be scaling up to manufacture approximately 10,000 vehicles annually, starting in 2017. If that goal is achieved, it will become Europe's largest electric light utility vehicle manufacturer, surpassing Renault, which makes vans such as

952-511: The post office and telecommunication system. The middle stage consisted of regional directorates ( Bundespostdirektionen ) and the state post office management ( Landespostdirektion ) under western Allied authority in West Berlin (see Deutsche Bundespost Berlin ) as of 1949/1955). The post office technical central office, telecommunication engineering central office, postal administration social office, and post offices) were on an equal level with

986-600: The premises of the Waggonfabrik Talbot , the former Talbot/Bombardier plant in Aachen. At that time, Deutsche Post DHL Group purchased the StreetScooter company, which became its wholly owned subsidiary. The company made an announcement in April 2016 of its intention to begin larger scale production of the StreetScooter Work model with 2,000 to be produced by the end of that year. In future, electric vans with

1020-456: The sale of Streetscooter to Luxembourg-based Odin Automotive, now B-ON, were reported. Deutsche Bundespost The Deutsche Bundespost ( lit.   ' German Federal Post ' ) was a German state-run postal service and telecommunications business founded in 1947. It was initially the second largest federal employer during its time. After staff reductions in the 1980s, the staff

1054-443: The second quarter 2018. In 2018, Deutsche Post was awarded a contract to supply 200 electric trucks to the UK delivery service Milk & More . As of August 2019, due to rising competition from established car makers, Deutsche Post is exploring selling StreetScooter or partnering with other companies, in order to turn the company to profit. In September 2019, StreetScooter announced a cooperation with Chinese carmaker Chery . It

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1088-549: The traditional mail services formerly offered by the state-owned monopoly, for which it uses the Deutsche Post brand. Its exclusive right to deliver letters under 50 grams in Germany expired on 1 January 2008, following the implementation of European legislation. In 2002, Deutsche Post was granted a license to deliver mail in the United Kingdom , breaking Royal Mail 's long-standing monopoly . In 2016, in Germany alone,

1122-548: Was 27.7 percent. The group's long term credit rating, in November 2016, was BBB+ with a Stable outlook per Fitch's. DHL Group is listed on the Börse Frankfurt (Frankfurt Stock Exchange) as DHL and is in the Euro Stoxx 50 stock market index . In 2016, 20.5% of the group's shares were held by the state-owned KfW bank; 79.5% were freely floating: 65.6% held by institutional and 10.8% by private investors. DHL Group has become

1156-508: Was reduced to roughly 543,200 employees in 1985. The corporation was dissolved in 1995 under two rounds of postal reforms that took place in the German Post Office in 1989 and 1995, respectively. Following the reforms, the former Deutsche Bundespost was broken into three publicly traded corporations: Deutsche Post AG (German Post), Deutsche Telekom (German Telecom), and Deutsche Postbank AG (German Post Bank). Created in 1947 in

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