On German streets plied by hulking SUVs and roaring combustion engines, the small, toy-like electric vehicles driven by postmen stand out by their silence and their bright yellow livery. But even more ...

Deutsche Post designed its Streetscooter from scratch as a delivery vehicle for inner cities. Its battery offers a range of just 80 kilometres (50 miles), massively slashing the costs of production.

On German streets plied by hulking SUVs and roaring combustion engines, the small, toy-like electric vehicles driven by postmen stand out by their silence and their bright yellow livery. But even more ...

German post office delivers electric car surprise. ... But even more surprising to many in the car-loving nation is the Deutsche Post horn logo on the prows of the so-called "Streetscooters" - vans ...