Postal Service Gets a Bright Idea for EVs
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Postal Service Gets a Bright Idea for EVsPostal Service Gets a Bright Idea for EVsThe postal service likes the Bright Idea and wonders if itcompact fluorescent lampwould make a good delivery truck.The U.S. Postal Service has invited Bright Automotive
#x to put an electric drivetrain in a standard-issue mail truck. Once the truck is ready to roll, the postal service will add it to its fleet for real-world testing in the Washington, DC area. The company joins the EV pioneers at AC Propulsion in developing prototype trucks for the postal service, which is considering ways to begin electrifying its fleet of 142,000 vehicles.Although Bright unveiled its Idea plug-in hybrid delivery truckcompact fluorescent lamplast year, postal brass want the Indiana company to electrify a Grumman LLV, or “Long Life Vehicle,” typically used for mail delivery. The startup automaker says adapting its technology and bringing EVs to the world’s largest civilian fleet will save the postal service big bucks.“The adaptation of the electric drive system from our production vehicle uniquely distinguishes Bright Automotive’s LLV conversion in terms of technology, durability and cost,” CEO John E. Waters said in a statement. “In addition, our analysis and experience in vehicle electrification, vehicle ownership and financing, fleet maintenance, service, and infrastructure development, has shown that an electrified fleet will save the USPS millions of dollars annually, eliminate tons of emissions,Fire hose, and reduce dependence on oil.”Bright Automotive plans to deliver the truckcompact fluorescent lampto the postal service in July
#x. It will hit the streets of DC for one year to evaluate its performance.相关的主题文章：
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