Japan's postal fleet is going electric
Being a Mr. or Ms. Postman can be a pretty thankless job -- carrying that mail bag in the triple-digit heat of the summer, driving in that un-air-conditioned mail jeep with the steering wheel on the wrong side. Geez. Well, at least Japan is concerned with updating it's postal workers' equipment. Last week, Japan announced that its entire fleet of 21,000 delivery vehicles will be replaced with EVs over the next 8 years. Part of this plan calls for fast charging stations to be installed at 1000 post office locations to keep those batteries charged and ready to carry junk purchased on Ebay. Since no manufacturer has yet rolled out a mass-production EV yet, the post office's purchase orders will be on hold until the proper vehicle can be selected. It's too early to say for sure, but I seriously doubt that they'll choose the Volt -- right now, I'd bet on the Nissan or Toyota EV.
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6-12-2008 @ 9:40AM
ryan said...
They are actually eying up the Mitsubishi iMEV.
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