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Costa Mesa's T3 Motion delivers 'green' mail service
Firm's electric vehicles have been deployed by the U.S. Postal Service in Irvine, other areas.
By Kristen SchottPublished: December 15, 2009 10:04 AM
Costa Mesa-based T3 Motion and the U.S. Postal Service are moving forward with plans to make the agency's neighborhood delivery fleet more eco-friendly. The firm's Electric Stand-up Vehicles have been deployed for mail service in Irvine and San Diego, as well as cities in Arizona and Florida.
The Postal Service has targeted 195,000 neighborhood delivery vehicles – out of its 220,000, the world's largest civilian fleet – for its greening program. The agency seeks to become less dependent on petroleum products, according to Irvine Postmaster Pete Galindo.
"We are looking for vehicles that operate from a fuel source that will reduce or eliminate our dependence on petroleum products, that are good for the environment, good for our customers and good for the Postal Service," he says.
And that's where T3, which specializes in personal mobility technology, comes in: The vehicles produce zero emissions and cost less than 4 cents a mile to operate. The products also utilize two rechargeable, lightweight batteries that can be changed out while in use, offering continual deployment.
It's good news for the agency, which delivers more than 200 billion pieces of mail a year, travels 1.1 billion miles and uses 125 million gallons of gasoline.
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The Postal Service has targeted 195,000 neighborhood delivery vehicles – out of its 220,000, the world's largest civilian fleet – for its greening program. The agency seeks to become less dependent on petroleum products, according to Irvine Postmaster Pete Galindo. "We are looking for vehicles that operate from a fuel source that will reduce or eliminate our dependence on petroleum products, that are good for the environment, good for our customers and good for the Postal Service," he says. And that's where T3, which specializes in personal mobility technology, comes in: The vehicles produce zero emissions and cost less than 4 cents a mile to operate. The products also utilize two rechargeable, lightweight batteries that can be changed out while in use, offering continual deployment. It's good news for the agency, which delivers more than 200 billion pieces of mail a year, travels 1.1 billion miles and uses 125 million gallons of gasoline. NEXT PAGE >> Related headlines Seal Beach's Clean Energy inks deal with Veolia Transportation Seal Beach’s Clean Energy enters new alternative fuel markets Irvine's BlueFire nets extra $81 million from Department of Energy |
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