Comments on: From Stagecoach to Electric T3s and CitiVans: U.S. Postal Service Delivering Green http://gas2.org/2010/01/14/from-stagecoach-to-electric-t3s-and-citivans-us-postal-service-delivering-green/ What is the future of fuel? What's new? What's next? Since 2007, Gas 2 has covered a rapidly changing world coming to terms with its oil addiction. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:40:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Bob Henry http://gas2.org/2010/01/14/from-stagecoach-to-electric-t3s-and-citivans-us-postal-service-delivering-green/#comment-14051 Bob Henry Fri, 15 Jan 2010 16:21:54 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=4496#comment-14051 4 cents a mile? That can't be the cost of the electricity. There are full sized electric delivery vehicles that get 3 cents a mile. 4 cents a mile? That can’t be the cost of the electricity. There are full sized electric delivery vehicles that get 3 cents a mile.

]]> By: Bob Henry http://gas2.org/2010/01/14/from-stagecoach-to-electric-t3s-and-citivans-us-postal-service-delivering-green/#comment-37207 Bob Henry Fri, 15 Jan 2010 16:21:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=4496#comment-37207 4 cents a mile? That can't be the cost of the electricity. There are full sized electric delivery vehicles that get 3 cents a mile. 4 cents a mile? That can’t be the cost of the electricity. There are full sized electric delivery vehicles that get 3 cents a mile.

]]> By: Robert Moffitt http://gas2.org/2010/01/14/from-stagecoach-to-electric-t3s-and-citivans-us-postal-service-delivering-green/#comment-14050 Robert Moffitt Fri, 15 Jan 2010 13:51:43 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=4496#comment-14050 Echoing Chuck and April, I applaud the Postal Service for taking real steps toward cleaner vehicles and fuels. The mail delivered to my home in Minnesota is transported by a flex-fuel vehicle using E85. I know because the station they fill up at is just a few blocks away, near the post office. Echoing Chuck and April, I applaud the Postal Service for taking real steps toward cleaner vehicles and fuels. The mail delivered to my home in Minnesota is transported by a flex-fuel vehicle using E85. I know because the station they fill up at is just a few blocks away, near the post office.

]]> By: Robert Moffitt http://gas2.org/2010/01/14/from-stagecoach-to-electric-t3s-and-citivans-us-postal-service-delivering-green/#comment-37206 Robert Moffitt Fri, 15 Jan 2010 13:51:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=4496#comment-37206 Echoing Chuck and April, I applaud the Postal Service for taking real steps toward cleaner vehicles and fuels. The mail delivered to my home in Minnesota is transported by a flex-fuel vehicle using E85. I know because the station they fill up at is just a few blocks away, near the post office. Echoing Chuck and April, I applaud the Postal Service for taking real steps toward cleaner vehicles and fuels. The mail delivered to my home in Minnesota is transported by a flex-fuel vehicle using E85. I know because the station they fill up at is just a few blocks away, near the post office.

]]> By: April http://gas2.org/2010/01/14/from-stagecoach-to-electric-t3s-and-citivans-us-postal-service-delivering-green/#comment-14049 April Fri, 15 Jan 2010 07:50:37 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=4496#comment-14049 I still think it's a good idea to start with something to help save the environment.Accepting that we are wrong is the first step to change. Doing something about our mistakes shows our maturity. This is where some people fail. This is great news for Mother Nature and for everyone who loves to breathe in fresh air. I still think it’s a good idea to start with something to help save the environment.Accepting that we are wrong is the first step to change. Doing something about our mistakes shows our maturity. This is where some people fail.

This is great news for Mother Nature and for everyone who loves to breathe in fresh air.

]]> By: April http://gas2.org/2010/01/14/from-stagecoach-to-electric-t3s-and-citivans-us-postal-service-delivering-green/#comment-37205 April Fri, 15 Jan 2010 07:50:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=4496#comment-37205 I still think it's a good idea to start with something to help save the environment.Accepting that we are wrong is the first step to change. Doing something about our mistakes shows our maturity. This is where some people fail. This is great news for Mother Nature and for everyone who loves to breathe in fresh air. I still think it’s a good idea to start with something to help save the environment.Accepting that we are wrong is the first step to change. Doing something about our mistakes shows our maturity. This is where some people fail.

This is great news for Mother Nature and for everyone who loves to breathe in fresh air.

]]> By: ChuckL http://gas2.org/2010/01/14/from-stagecoach-to-electric-t3s-and-citivans-us-postal-service-delivering-green/#comment-14048 ChuckL Fri, 15 Jan 2010 04:39:12 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=4496#comment-14048 I object to the use of the "it's better than doing nothing" comment. That attitude has produced more problems than it has ever solved. In many cases "doing nothing" is precisely the best thing to do. How many of the Fords and other massive vans that had blow-outs in a rear tire would have recovered themselves if the driver had done NOTHING rather than hitting the brakes. Car and Driver magazine tested to find the cause and speed required to result in a rollover when the rear tire blew out. There were no problems until the brake was used. That includes straight stops from over 50 mph with NO hands on the steering wheel. NOTHING is always better than BAD. I object to the use of the “it’s better than doing nothing” comment. That attitude has produced more problems than it has ever solved. In many cases “doing nothing” is precisely the best thing to do.

How many of the Fords and other massive vans that had blow-outs in a rear tire would have recovered themselves if the driver had done NOTHING rather than hitting the brakes. Car and Driver magazine tested to find the cause and speed required to result in a rollover when the rear tire blew out. There were no problems until the brake was used. That includes straight stops from over 50 mph with NO hands on the steering wheel.

NOTHING is always better than BAD.

]]> By: ChuckL http://gas2.org/2010/01/14/from-stagecoach-to-electric-t3s-and-citivans-us-postal-service-delivering-green/#comment-37204 ChuckL Fri, 15 Jan 2010 04:39:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=4496#comment-37204 I object to the use of the "it's better than doing nothing" comment. That attitude has produced more problems than it has ever solved. In many cases "doing nothing" is precisely the best thing to do. How many of the Fords and other massive vans that had blow-outs in a rear tire would have recovered themselves if the driver had done NOTHING rather than hitting the brakes. Car and Driver magazine tested to find the cause and speed required to result in a rollover when the rear tire blew out. There were no problems until the brake was used. That includes straight stops from over 50 mph with NO hands on the steering wheel. NOTHING is always better than BAD. I object to the use of the “it’s better than doing nothing” comment. That attitude has produced more problems than it has ever solved. In many cases “doing nothing” is precisely the best thing to do.

How many of the Fords and other massive vans that had blow-outs in a rear tire would have recovered themselves if the driver had done NOTHING rather than hitting the brakes. Car and Driver magazine tested to find the cause and speed required to result in a rollover when the rear tire blew out. There were no problems until the brake was used. That includes straight stops from over 50 mph with NO hands on the steering wheel.

NOTHING is always better than BAD.

]]> By: walker http://gas2.org/2010/01/14/from-stagecoach-to-electric-t3s-and-citivans-us-postal-service-delivering-green/#comment-14047 walker Fri, 15 Jan 2010 03:12:32 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=4496#comment-14047 You would think after all of these years you would not see any Rural Carriers still sitting in the middle of a vehicle delivering the mail. Before you expand and replace your existing, and add GPS to your fleet why not get all of your employees who drive and deliver a vehicle so they can do their job safely. You would think after all of these years you would not see any Rural Carriers still sitting in the middle of a vehicle delivering the mail. Before you expand and replace your existing, and add GPS to your fleet why not get all of your employees who drive and deliver a vehicle so they can do their job safely.

]]> By: walker http://gas2.org/2010/01/14/from-stagecoach-to-electric-t3s-and-citivans-us-postal-service-delivering-green/#comment-37203 walker Fri, 15 Jan 2010 03:12:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=4496#comment-37203 You would think after all of these years you would not see any Rural Carriers still sitting in the middle of a vehicle delivering the mail. Before you expand and replace your existing, and add GPS to your fleet why not get all of your employees who drive and deliver a vehicle so they can do their job safely. You would think after all of these years you would not see any Rural Carriers still sitting in the middle of a vehicle delivering the mail. Before you expand and replace your existing, and add GPS to your fleet why not get all of your employees who drive and deliver a vehicle so they can do their job safely.

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