Tristan Dreisbach, research analyst at the USPS Office of Inspector General, discusses recent USPS OIG on the suitability of electric vehicles for last mile postal delivery. We discuss:
- Three major benefits of adopting electric delivery vehicles, including environmental and cost benefits
- Total cost of ownership of electric vehicles
- Suitability of electric delivery vehicles for last mile postal delivery
- Range, climate, terrain, and the ability of current electric delivery vehicles to cover existing USPS delivery routes
- Stop-start and range
- Charging infrastructure - including different kinds of chargers, costs and impact on the local power grid
- Up-front costs of electric vehicles and ongoing costs, including maintenance
- Different modelling of total cost of ownership comparisons between electric and internal combustion engine powered delivery vehicles
