USPS: TESTING HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLES

TESTING HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLES. Hoovers Online reports that USPS is testing and monitoring new hybrid electric delivery vehicles from Azure Dynamics Corporation. “The Postal Service is glad to receive the Azure vehicles for testing and evaluation while waiting for the conversion of our two-ton vehicle to parallel hybrid electric,” said USPS Vehicle Engineering Program Director Han Dinh. As the country’s largest vehicle fleet operator, the article said USPS has shown great interest and leadership in developing hybrid drive technology, and the associated fuel savings and clean emissions. The article noted that USPS already operates 30 all-electric Azure Citivans in New York.