POSTAL VEHICLE MISSIONS

The Postal Service has a program to reduce the operating cost, the dependence on oil-based fuel and the pollution characteristics of its vehicle fleet. Efforts are being made to evaluate all-electric trucks, flywheel electric vehicles, a hybrid electric truck with a small internal combustion engine, and small diesel trucks.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Proceedings of the Flywheel Technology Symposium, Berkeley, California, November 10-12, 1975.
• Corporate Authors:

  Energy Research and Development Administration

  Bartlesville, OK  United States 
• Authors:
  • Norman, T
• Conference:
  • Proceedings of the Flywheel Technology Symposium, Berkeley, California, November 10-12, 1975.
• Publication Date: 1976

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 26-33

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Design; Diesel trucks; Electric trains; Electric vehicles; Evaluation; Flywheels; Fuel consumption; Handling characteristics; Hybrid vehicles; Internal combustion engines; Operating costs; Package and mail service; Pollution; Postal service; Propulsion; Storage batteries; Trucks; Vehicles
• Candidate Terms: Electric traction
• Old TRIS Terms: Land vehicle applications; Storage battery vehicles
• Subject Areas: Design; Energy; Environment; Highways; Motor Carriers; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00158310
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Report/Paper Numbers: Proceeding
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 29 1977 12:00AM