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Hybrid electric vehicle being tested
Waltham Vehicle Maintenance Facility in Boston, MA, is home to a new hybrid electric two-ton vehicle being tested for one year by the Postal Service.
Fuel economy is expected to improve significantly while air pollution could be reduced up to 50% if electric hybrid vehicles like the one USPS is testing in Massachusetts were used.
The hybrid is on loan, at no cost to USPS, from Azure Dynamics, an electric and hybrid vehicle manufacturer, while the company works on converting USPS two-ton vehicles to parallel hybrid electric — a more advanced hybrid technology.
“We’re pursuing hybrid electric technology to address fuel cost and air pollution issues,” says Engineering VP Walter O’Tormey. USPS is currently operating 30 all-electric Azure vehicles in New York.
The loaned vehicle uses a battery and a small diesel engine for power, along with regenerative braking technology to charge the battery.
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