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BronxParkon Mar 18, 2007 6:13pm
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US Postal Service - Azure looking Good
US Postal Service - Azure looking Goodhttps://www.theicct.org/documents/RichardFraer-1.pdf
USPS is mandated by the EPAact that 75% of light duty vehicles acquisitions must be AFV - Alternate Fuel vehicles.
Alternate Fuel program
medium - Duty Hybrids
Azure Dynamics Series Hybrid
Cargo van on loan to the USPS,
deployed in Boston MA.
Data is being collected to
determine real-world fuel
economy and operational
maintenance costs.
28 zero-emission electric delivery trucks are in service in the New
York Metro Area.
Azure Dynamics CitiVans are two-ton delivery trucks that replaced
diesel-powered trucks used to transport mail and bulk packages
between central distribution facilities and neighborhood post
offices.
The trucks can travel 40 miles on a
complete charge, with a top speed
of 60 mph.
The Postal Fleet
Total Number of Vehicles: 210,000
• Class 8 Tractors (Diesel) 1,800
• Spotter Tractors (Diesel) 400
• Class 7 Cargo Van (Diesel) 2,500
• Step Van (Diesel) 8,500
• Carrier Route Vehicles (CRV):
– GM, Long Life Vehicles 143,000
– Ford, Flexible Fuel Vehicles (FFV) 23,000
– Dodge Caravan (FFV) 10,000
• Admin Vehicles (FFV) 12,000