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Originally Posted by zonker
... Normally my mpg is in the 10-12 range. I broke 15mpg for the first time ever!
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Wow. Those "LLVs" aren't that big - the USPS certainly could use something that gets better mpg. I can't imagine that they're locked into those mini-Jeeps forever. With a gazillion of those things delivering mail every day,
there's a real opportunity to save some serious money.
The brown truck company is testing and using several kinds of alternatives. I think they have both hybrid trucks (much bigger than LLVs of course) and some natural gas too. Plus they've done computer studies to optimize their routes to minimize fuel consumption and maximize safety - mostly by nearly eliminating left turns in their routes.