Electric vehicle startup Canoo is being sued by a supplier for breach of contract related to unpaid work on six electric delivery vans ordered by the U.S. Postal Service (USPS), insiders told EV on Thursday.
Despite claiming it manufactured the delivery vans at its factory, Canoo outsourced the entire painting and surfacing work, asking its supplier to provide personnel to complete the job.
Insiders from the supplier report told EV that Canoo ‘didn’t do anything in-house’ and has yet to remit payment for the work. The supplier is now pursuing legal action against the electric vehicle startup for breach of contract.
Canoo announced on January 24 that it had secured a purchase order from the USPS for six right-hand drive versions of its LDV 190 electric delivery vans with deliveries planned for the first quarter of 2024.
The first USPS-Canoo delivery vans were spotted in May, with USPS showcasing its first Canoo vehicles during the opening of its sorting facility in Stockton last August.