Interesting. An actual sighting, and not just one of the many newswires I have read on this. For Smith Frito Lay related newswires in the evdl nabble archive, see
http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/template/NamlServlet.jtp?macro=search_page&node=413529&query=Smith+Frito+Lay&sort=date There are FedEx and UPS hubs near me. So, I keep expecting to see one of their Electric delivery trucks. For Smith FedEx related newswires, see http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/template/NamlServlet.jtp?macro=search_page&node=413529&query=Smith+FedEx&days=0&sort=date Here are some UPS electric related newswires, see http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-Stealthy-UPS-Delivery-Trucks-td4664396.html http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-EVs-battle-for-drivers-hearts-amp-wallets-td4661543.html http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-UPS-rolls-out-100-e-Package-Delivery-Stepvans-in-California-td4661211.html http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/UPS-purchasing-100-EVI-all-electric-vehicles-for-California-td3778410.html I have talked to a local UPS driver about UPS deploying Electric delivery trucks. He said there wasn't any at his hub, but he had heard of them being at the San Francisco hub. As Lawrence had noted that driver said it had less performance, and the sign in the rear of the truck stated the top speed had been limited to 55 mph, drivers of these trucks will have to have different work metrics if their pay is going to be on an even playing field with the diesel-ice drivers. At a previous job, when I talked to a FedEx driver he said while the company did not state they want drivers to race and tail-gate on the road as much as they do, they are measured on the amount of time they take on their route. So, driving crazy-fast is beneficial to them, while the passenger vehicles they harass, curse them for their dangerous driving. Lately though, local FedEx drivers seemed to have toned it down a notch (they are one less foot from kissing my rear bumper). But driving an Electric delivery truck does not necessarily mean the vehicle would 'have-to' have less performance [ref http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-Superfast-Wrightspeed-e-truck-is-weird-eerily-silent-awesome-tp4664422.html EVLN: Superfast Wrightspeed e-truck is weird, eerily-silent, & awesome ] but that the Electric delivery vehicle design could 'allow' management to set limits on acceleration, and top speed (i.e.: setting it permanently in long-range mode). With the addition of all new hi-tech gear inside, it also may mean the drivers are now being measured on how they drive ( now wouldn't that be a switcheroo ). {brucedp.150m.com} Sent from my pclinuxos64-lxde-2013.07 desktop ... http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/take+down+a+notch ... http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/switcheroo - On Fri, Aug 9, 2013, at 02:20 AM, Lawrence Rhodes wrote: > Saw a large box truck in San francisco. Driver said it was slow. Sign > on back said limited to 55 mph. Hope drivers don't sabatoge trucks like > post office drivers did. - -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Faster than the air-speed velocity of an unladen european swallow _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
