Actually, the Nissan e-NV200 could be an option. Here, in Seattle, the
USPS mostly uses minivans for delivery. (They have their stepvans for
package delivery making separate routes.)
I don't know if it has enough range for a full day or not. But, with a
20 minute quick charge during lunch, I'm sure it would.
What would it take to get USPS to start replacing their 12mpg(*)
minivans with EVs? What would USPS driver acceptance be for a vehicle
that is already well accepted by others?
(*) My ICE minivan purportedly gets 25mph. But in the city, with stop
and go, it's about 12mpg.
Peri
------ Original Message ------
From: "Lee Hart via EV" <ev@lists.evdl.org>
To: "Electric Vehicle Discussion List" <ev@lists.evdl.org>
Sent: 19-Mar-15 2:04:00 PM
Subject: Re: [EVDL] [SPAM?] EVLN: Will replacement USPS mail-trucks be
Electric?
Rush Dougherty via EV wrote:
Lee wrote -
I wonder what would happen if Tesla took a page from Apple, and
offered "free
trial" EVs to the Post Office? Like Apple offering free computers to
schools,
"free"
got them hooked. Then they went on to spend billions of dollars to
buy more.
Apple
got all their money back, and a lot more!>;-)
Excellent idea Lee - I can see it now. Postperson enters Tesla
Showroom and says
'I drive a Tesla Mail Carrier for work, now I want the Model S for
play.'
They might not "hook" the mail carriers themselves. They're not likely
to be rich enough to afford one.
But I *can* see using the model S ust to get the mail carriers to be
enthusiastic supporters of EVs. After all, they get to drive a sports
car instead of a truck!
Then Tesla can sell customized EV "mail trucks" to the Post Office for
some inflated price, to get back all the money they spent on the free
samples.
-- We cannot waste time. We can only waste ourselves.
-- George Matthew Adams
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Lee Hart, 814 8th Ave N, Sartell MN 56377, leeah...@earthlink.net
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