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Electric vehicle outfit Canoo has endeavored to make versatility a key part of its DNA since revealing its mobility pod and skateboard chassis a couple of years back, and a freshly-delivered truck for the US Army continues to drive the point home.

Drones, driverless trucks and zippy little cargo pods could all feature as part of Walmart's future delivery services, and a new agreement with EV outfit Canoo brings another next-gen vehicle into the mix – the Lifestyle Delivery Vehicle (LDV).

Mobility startup Canoo now has a number of electric vehicles in the pipeline, but has now offered a few new details on what will be the first cab off the rank, a multipurpose van it calls the "Lifestyle Vehicle."

LA-based electric mobility company Canoo has pulled back the curtain on its third vehicle, now joining the likes of Tesla, Bollinger, Rivian and others to add an all-electric pickup truck to its vehicle fleet.

Over a year after announcing a subscription-based electric vehicle model, and a couple of months after showing off its skateboard chassis in the form of a bare-bones skatekart, Canoo has introduced a Class 1 electric delivery van called the MPDV.

When Canoo presented its EV a year ago, the symmetrical e-pod didn't exactly scream, "Dust-heaving dune buggy!" But underneath is a skateboard chassis capable of becoming just that. Canoo has turned skateboard into "skatekart" and put it to the test.