NPR US NewsDec 20, 2022

The Postal Service pledges to move to an all-electric delivery fleet - USPS says it will sharply increase the number of electric-powered delivery trucks — and will go all-electric for new purchases starting in 2026. #npr

https://www.npr.org/2022/12/20/1144458358/postal-service-usps-electric-vehicles

The Postal Service pledges to move to an all-electric delivery fleet

USPS says it will sharply increase the number of electric-powered delivery trucks — and will go all-electric for new purchases starting in 2026.

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Show threadKevin Karhan 
@NPR_USNews will wounder if they tend to redelegate their combustion vehicles more and more into rural parts, cuz whilst #DeutschePost / #DHL made their own electric delivery trucks ("#CityScooter") and #UPS having odered drop-in trivetrain conversion kits, I'm not shure how EVs will handle Alaska or the Modwest in the Winter...
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Show threadWade DorrellDec 20, 2022
@kkarhan @NPR_USNews It certainly seems reasonable, although USPS lists the longest rural route at 181.4 miles - it's not as far as I expected! https://facts.usps.com/longest-rural-delivery-route/
Show threadSuran 🦊Jan 19, 2023

@kkarhan
In Europe we have the highest rate of EV-adoption in the Scandinavian countries.
Seems to work just fine.

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Show threadKevin Karhan Jan 19, 2023

@Suran @NPR_USNews that does work for urban areas - I get it.

Where it doesn't work is rural areas hundreds of kilometers away from any city.

Show threadSuran 🦊Jan 19, 2023

@kkarhan
Norway with 13 people per square Kilometer is not too far off from Canada with 4 if you account for most people living in the southern cities.

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