http://www.truckinginfo.com/news/story/2015/09/ups-orders-125-delivery-evs.aspx UPS Adds 125 Hybrid Step Vans September 9, 2015
[image / UPS http://www.truckinginfo.com/fc_images/news/m-ups-hybrid-step-van.jpg (Amp modified UPS pih Step-Van) ] UPS has purchased 125 Workhorse E-Gen gasoline-electric hybrid step vans to reduce operating costs and save fuel, the Atlanta-based parcel delivery company announced. The E-Gen trucks will be replacing gasoline-powered vehicles. The new trucks are expected to deliver up to four times the fuel economy of the gasoline-powered vehicles they are replacing. The new vehicles will be deployed in Arizona, Texas, Nevada, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, and Florida during the first half of 2016, according to UPS. "These vehicles are a bridge to the delivery trucks of tomorrow," said Mark Wallace, senior vice president global engineering and sustainability. The E-Gen includes a small internal combustion engine that serves as an on-board backup generator to recharge the vehicle's battery when the truck is in park. The vehicle features a 60-kilowatt lithium-ion battery pack containing Panasonic 18650 cells, and it offers a 50- to 60-mile-per-day range, according to Workhorse Group, the Cincinnati-based company that manufactures the E-Gen. UPS purchased the trucks as part of its commitment to utilize advanced technologies to reduce the environmental impact of its fleet. While the new electric vehicles will cost UPS slightly more than a similar truck with a conventional engine, the company's sustainability commitment influenced the purchase decision, UPS added. UPS is also collaborating with Workhorse to develop a more intelligent electric vehicle to determine when and where the batteries will be charged and re-charged. [© truckinginfo.com] ... http://www.ampelectricvehicles.com/ AMP ... http://workhorse.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/E-GEN-Spec-Sheet.pdf Has two 30kWH battery packs (61kWh) but only 45kWh is being used & has a 7kW j1772 charging ability @240VAC ... For EVLN posts use: http://evdl.org/evln/ http://rbth.com/business/2015/09/03/china_wins_online_sales_in_russia_48913.html JD.com CEO&founder Richard Liu rides electric tricycle as he leaves a delivery station to deliver goods for customers to celebrate the anniversary of the founding of the company, in Beijing / Reuters http://nl.media.rbth.ru/web/en-rbth/images/2015-09/big/JD_com_russia_RTR3UEU7_468.jpg http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/National-Mall-Gets-Two-Electric-Car-Charging-Stations-323992841.html Two $2hr L2 EVSE @National Mall WashDC http://wtop.com/dc/2015/09/two-electric-car-charging-stations-open-on-the-national-mall/ + EVLN: €10k SPA Bicicletto Electric bicycle r:31mi ts:28mph m:500W (v) {brucedp.150m.com} -- View this message in context: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-UPS-Addi-125-pih-Step-Vans-r-60mi-ts-65mph-c-9hr-L2-6kW-tp4677553.html Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ 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)
