Electric Vehicles

[Dr.Brownz]

So when these new electric UPS trucks roll out, how long until there is a new method that involves honking the horn excessively to make up for how quiet the truck is?

 

[PASinterference]

They'll never make it down here. The hype will be over and they'll die a slow death in the corner of the lot.
Our center has dibs on the first electric center manager, though.

 

[Big Arrow Down...D]

So when these new electric UPS trucks roll out, how long until there is a new method that involves honking the horn excessively to make up for how quiet the truck is?

You'll be on a 72 for killing the battery.

 

[Tenpoint88]

The battery only lasts 9.5 hours. No more grievances or getting home past 8pm!!

 

[Wally]

How does the heater work in those?

 

[Star B]

How does the heater work in those?

move faster.

 

[Wally]

move faster.

How will that warm the cab when it is zero degrees?

 

[MyTripisCut]

How will that warm the cab when it is zero degrees?

Build a little fire out of Amazon and Surepost smalls....

 

[Jackburton]

How does the heater work in those?

Same way a space heater works, piss the wife off.

 

[Jackburton]

So when these new electric UPS trucks roll out, how long until there is a new method that involves honking the horn excessively to make up for how quiet the truck is?

We've had full electric trucks for over a year now, there's a gas generator in them to charge the battery when it gets low. It plugs up directly to a line on the belt to recharge overnight.

And it does a beeping noise it makes backing up, albeit low volume.

 

[Indecisi0n]

They are testing them in our center right now.

 

[rod]

UPS always puts in a few vehicles like this (elect. or propane) just to get the "GREEN" crybabies off their butts. They would never get serious about changing the whole fleet over.

 

[Dr.Brownz]

The guys in the Hawaiian centers get all the new trucks. They all about the clean air over there. Guy on maui was driving one of those European van things