U.S. Postal Service
In 1999, the U.S. Postal Service contracted with Ford Motor Company for the purchase of 500 electric carrier route vehicles (ECRVs). The ECRVs were phased into service at 202 Post Office locations - 200 in California and 2 on the East Coast - between February 2001 and October 2002.
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- Demonstration and Evaluation Final Report (PDF 1.1 MB)
- Demonstration and Evaluation Report - Sept. 2001 (PDF 364 KB)
- Demonstration and Evaluation Report - June 2001 (PDF 2.2 MB)
- Demonstration and Evaluation Report - Mar. 2001 (PDF 303 KB)
- Demonstration and Evaluation Report - Dec. 2000 (PDF 622 KB)
- Demonstration and Evaluation Report - Oct. 2000 (PDF 1.3 MB)
- Fountain Valley ECRV Testing (PDF 177 KB)
- Test Program Fact Sheet (PDF 233 KB)
U.S. Postal Service Electric Route Vehicle Program
500-Vehicle Fleet Deployment Report
- Cover Page and Table of Contents (PDF 184 KB)
- Sections 1 through 3 (PDF 1.5 MB)
- Sections 4 through 9 (PDF 1.6 MB)
- Maps (PDF 2.1 MB)
- Appendices A through F (PDF 374 KB)
- Appendix B - Data (PDF 116 KB)
- Appendix B - Electricity Data (PDF 111 KB)
- Appendix C - Data (PDF 30 KB)
- Appendix D - Data (PDF 57 KB)
- Appendix E - Data (PDF 71 KB)