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Sunshinexpress t1_j159ykt wrote

This really is the ideal use case for electric vehicles. In addition to being able to have dedicated charging stations where they're parked, they stop-go-stop-go all day. Being able to recover a lot of that braking energy is a huge efficiency boost.

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bareboneschicken t1_j15ulet wrote

Not all electric vehicles have regenerative braking. I wouldn't buy one without out it.

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Sunshinexpress t1_j15yuo4 wrote

If they don’t think to put it in the postal trucks it’ll be a sad day

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bareboneschicken t1_j165pw1 wrote

Someone might take the short term view that it could be cut to save money.

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