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Sunshinexpress t1_j159ykt wrote

Reply to comment by bareboneschicken in Postal Service will electrify trucks by 2026 in climate win for Biden by CobaltEmu

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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