NATIONWIDE – The United Parcel Service Inc has announced its plans to deploy 50 electric delivery trucks.

The plug-in trucks are a part of UPS’s zero emissions goal partnering with Workhorse Group, Inc.

The costs of the electric trucks will be comparable to conventionally fueled vehicles as the company works to break into adopting this for fleets on a large scale.

“Electric vehicle technology is rapidly improving with battery, charging and smart grid advances that allow us to specify our delivery vehicles to eliminate emissions, noise and dependence on diesel and gasoline,” said Carlton Rose, president, Global Fleet Maintenance and Engineering for UPS.

The electric trucks will deliver during the day and re-charge at night with a range of 100 miles between charges.

The vehicles were custom-built by Workhorse, a vehicle electrification company. According to Workhorse, it provides improvements by 400 percent for fuel efficiency to enhance vehicle performance as well as driver experience.

"This innovation is the result of Workhorse working closely with UPS over the last four years, refining our electric vehicles with hard fought lessons from millions of road miles and thousands of packages delivered,” said Steve Burns, CEO of Workhorse Group.

The zero emission electric delivery trucks will roll out in Dallas, Atlanta, and Los Angeles for testing on urban routes.

Currently, UPS has more than 300 electric delivery trucks already on the streets in Europe and parts of the United States.