Here’s some data* on the average postal route: 20.8 miles, 500 stops, 13.6 miles per hour average speed. That is screaming out to be electrified, by an off-the-shelf electric van BTW, not some Franken-van. It’s at such low speed that the barn-like shape’s impact on efficiency is relatively low. Even if the electric van…

This.

Yeah, that number jumps out too. Maybe that’s what Oshkosh is telling them for the electric version of the Franken-van.

They are losing money because they are uniquely required to pre-fund their retirement system. Nearly everyone else is not.

I just don’t understand why the USPS insists on their own unique vehicle when there are plenty of existing options out there already.

https://thedriven.io/2019/03/19/new-york-says-it-saves-big-dollars-on-electric-car-fleet-maintenance/

https://thedriven.io/2019/03/19/new-york-says-it-saves-big-dollars-on-electric-car-fleet-maintenance/

Dad’s ‘43 Ford GPW was refurbished by Bechtel-McCone during WWII and then headed out again.

Der kleine blaue FC kann es schaffen. Nice work, David.

Istanbul? Not Constantinople?

What about all the other pollutants in addition to CO2? It’s hard to beat burning bunker fuel.

Ingress and egress for the driver is slightly annoying because the B-pillar is so far forward in the car. If you’re a tall boy like I am, you have to move your seat quite far back, meaning your seat back is behind the pillar. I found that when getting in I would frequently bump the steering wheel with my hip because…

So much this. A 1997+ TJ is a good place to start.  

Why not both?

So much this.

Nope. The footprint rule still exists. The bigger the footprint, the lower the requirements for fuel economy.

This. 

Nope. The footprint rule still exists. The bigger the footprint, the lower the requirements for fuel economy.

Nope. The footprint rule still exists. The bigger the footprint, the lower the requirements for fuel economy. Seriously.

This.