On 20 Mar 2015 at 8:53, tomw via EV wrote: > The USPS has a long history of testing electric vehicles, starting in > the late 1800's: > https://about.usps.com/who-we-are/postal-history/electric-vehicles.pdf > Looks like it was mainly the suppliers who were responsible for them > not being implemented.
So THEY say. With all due respect, I'm more inclined to buy Lee Hart's account. It fits in with what I've read in other places, particularly about maintenance people deliberately sabotaging EVs. For example, though I can't recall any more whether it was USPS mechanics or others, I remember reading about maintenance staff watering flooded lead batteries by spraying them with a garden hose. Even if it wasn't at the USPS, it's the kind of treatment that EV-hating mechanics have long visited on EVs when they were added to ICEV fleets. I used to think that education would fix this. Having seen how calcified many of these minds are, though, I no longer believe that that's going to be very effective. IMO, the only way to fix anti-EV sentiment in the USPS or anywhere else is for an EV-positive leader to take over the job, probably at the highest level, and JUST DO IT. He or she should give the naysayers - managers, drivers, maintenance crew, whatever - one chance to start doing their jobs right, whether they agree with EVs or not. If they don't, sack 'em and hire people who will. David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA EVDL Administrator = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = EVDL Information: http://www.evdl.org/help/ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Note: mail sent to "evpost" and "etpost" addresses will not reach me. To send a private message, please obtain my email address from the webpage http://www.evdl.org/help/ . = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = _______________________________________________ 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)
