Rick Beebe via EV wrote:
On 06/29/2014 03:57 PM, EVDL Administrator via EV wrote:
It appears to me that EVs have not yet been a success in postal delivery. I
can't understand why not. Anyone with other (I hope more positive)
information please post it.
David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA
EVDL Admi
On 06/29/2014 03:57 PM, EVDL Administrator via EV wrote:
> It appears to me that EVs have not yet been a success in postal delivery. I
> can't understand why not. Anyone with other (I hope more positive)
> information please post it.
>
> David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA
> EVDL Administrator
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About a decade ago we tried to get those vehicles electrified, but the small
number of miles killed much of the interest.
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> On Jun 29, 2014, at 8:34 AM, Robert Bruninga via EV wrote:
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> Was shocked to hear that the Postal Service gets an average of 7 MPG in the
> delivery
Great info I wasn't aware of - explains a lot.
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> On Jun 29, 2014, at 1:37 PM, Lee Hart via EV wrote:
>
> EVDL Administrator via EV wrote:
>> It appears to me that EVs have not yet been a success in postal delivery. I
>> can't understand why not. Anyone with other (I hope mo
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> From: EV [mailto:ev-boun...@lists.evdl.org] On Behalf Of Lee Hart via EV
> Sent: Sunday, June 29, 2014 1:37 PM
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EVDL Administrator via EV wrote:
It appears to me that EVs have not yet been a success in postal delivery. I
can't understand why not. Anyone with other (I hope more positive)
information please post it.
I have some information on this regarding the US Postal Service's efforts.
The Post Offic
trucks carry a lot of items compared to what an in-city fleet
carries per vehicle.
Peri
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From: "EVDL Administrator via EV"
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Sent: 29-Jun-14 12:57:19 PM
Subject: Re: [EVDL] EV potential - Postal Service
It seems like a natural, doesn't it? However, over the years, the USPS has
run several trials of EVs. None of them has ever resulted in significant
additions of EVs to their regular fleet.
Similarly, there have been many pilot programs in Europe. I don't know of
any which has yet resulted
Was shocked to hear that the Postal Service gets an average of 7 MPG in the
delivery of mail.
At first, I couldn’t see how those little jeeps can be so poorly designed,
and then I realized that the average daily use is 28 miles with 500 stops
over a span of several hours, during which the engine
