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U.S. Postal Service starts nationwide electric vehicle fleet, buying 9,250 EVs

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Re: U.S. Postal Service starts nationwide electric vehicle fleet, buying 9,250 EVs

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Post by IncRnd »

ceejayoz wrote: post #19
mattbrewsbytes wrote: post #17

Where are they going to charge them once a post office has a few? I thought I read somewhere that charging infrastructure is fine for a household but a fleet of 10+ EVs will need significantly more juice (technical term) and hardware to mitigate significant safety concerns.

First paragraph of the article: > The service awarded contracts on Tuesday for 9,250 battery electric vehicles and for more than 14,000 charging stations .

Reading farther in the article:

  It also remains unclear where the vehicles and charging
  stations will be placed, as those details have yet to
  be finalized, the agency said.
So, to answer the GP's question, "Where are they going to charge them once a post office has a few?" Nobody knows.

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Post by neilv »

codazoda wrote: post #7

I’ve been wondering what the most repairable vehicle might look like, and I guess the USPS already put a lot of brain power into that problem. I presume this is ugly because it’s both purpose built and highly repairable.

The very "function" look will take some getting used to.

I haven't figured out the styling around the front lights and grill. It doesn't seem as function-driven as the rest of the appearance, which I guess might be adding to the front looking odd.

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Post by Gigachad »

viraptor wrote: post #13

For comparison, Australia Post went with mostly 3-wheel electric bikes for local deliveries (3100 out of 4100 EVs in the fleet mid 2022). https://auspost.com.au/our-stories/inspiring-stories/sustain... there's a photo in the link. The low noise compared to the previous powered bikes is really nice.

The linked one is more like a golf cart form factor. In the city areas they also use something resembling a regular ebike with pedels. Makes it easy to get on the footpath since most buildings have no parking.

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Post by pengaru »

jeffbee wrote: post #6

I see Amazon's electric trucks in Berkeley quite often. I wonder how that fleet is working out for them. Of course the mail in my city is delivered primarily on foot.

The regen advantage must really pay off on deliveries up in the Berkeley Hills...

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Post by viraptor »

Blackstrat wrote: post #18

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Are you assuming the grid situation won't change over the next years? And that the charging stations will use the same source as the city? Have you actually checked their plan for the charging stations and how will they be operated?

When you do large projects like that, the reliability is considered and infrastructure is planned to account for it. Unless you're criticising a specific part of their actual plan, that's just a lazy dismissal.

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Post by coryrc »

mattbrewsbytes wrote: post #17

Where are they going to charge them once a post office has a few? I thought I read somewhere that charging infrastructure is fine for a household but a fleet of 10+ EVs will need significantly more juice (technical term) and hardware to mitigate significant safety concerns.

20A per is plenty sufficient for overnight. A house has 200A service, commercial sites usually more and/or 3-phase which supports 3x the vehicles per amperage.

There is no "significant safety concern" or special hardware needed for additional chargers.

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Post by p1necone »

viraptor wrote: post #28
Blackstrat wrote: post #18

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Are you assuming the grid situation won't change over the next years? And that the charging stations will use the same source as the city? Have you actually checked their plan for the charging stations and how will they be operated? When you do large projects like that, the reliability is considered and infrastructure is planned to account for it. Unless you're criticising a specific part of their actual plan, that's…

The person you're replying to is too divorced from reality to reason with (or they're a troll), just downvote and move along.

Engaging with climate change deniers is just giving them what they want.

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