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Old 08-25-2017, 01:50 PM   #10 (permalink)
jamesqf
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Originally Posted by Daschicken View Post
I just don't understand why mail trucks are not at least hybrids around here. Instead our mail trucks are the ever ugly Grumman LLV's with their outdated 2.5L I4 Iron duke engines.
Potential savings from EV/hybrid less than cost of maintaining existing fleet? Does the Post Office even buy new ones?

It's kind of like the Irish post boxes: after independence, they just painted them green. There are still ones dating from Edward VII. And per Google, even Victoria.
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