USPS Going Electric
This isn’t the first time the USPS has played with electric vehicles, but never before has there been this size of a commitment:
With consumers largely avoiding electric cars due to their shortcomings (range, charging infrastructure) the United States Postal Service is already undertaking the electrification of their current Long Life Vehicle (LLV) model to contribute to the green movement. AM General and Smith Electric Vehicles (SEV) will be teaming up to complete this project in converting all 178,000 LLVs currently in use.
http://www.gsjournal.com/2009/11/green-news-electric-vehicles-gone-postal/
http://green.autoblog.com/2009/11/01/smith-electric-vehicles-to-partner-with-am-general-on-usps-ev/
http://www.usps.com/communications/newsroom/localnews/fl/fl_2008_1025.htm
http://www.ecoworld.com/transportation/ford-delivers-electric-vehicles-to-post-office.html
http://www.greencarcongress.com/2009/04/chrysler-uspsevs-20090422.html
Professionally, I'm an IT Engineer (Executive Level) and Electronics Tech. Philosophically, I'm a Green Conservative, leaning towards Libertarian, and may have been a hippie in the 60's if I had been old enough. I live off grid, with Solar (PV), Wind, veggie oil fueled diesel generator power, veggie Chevy Suburban and have been teaching and living sustainable technology for over 10 years.
