News, Key West Post Office Introduces Electric Mail Carrier. (vehicle, trucks, engines)

[JD59]

Key West, FL (AHN) - The U.S. Postal Service has begun pilot testing the use of a three-wheeled electric vehicle in delivering mail in Key West, Florida to reduce its carbon footprint.

Key West Post Office Introduces Electric Mail Carrier | AHN | November 5, 2008 (http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7012917335 - broken link)

[mrs1885]

Carbon footprint. Gag.

So, my beloved KW has gone green? *sigh*

[Crew Chief]

Originally Posted by mrs1885

Carbon footprint. Gag.

So, my beloved KW has gone green? *sigh*

Yes, in fact Kenworth and ALL the new big trucks have less-polluting engines now (Sorry, couldn't resist...)

BOT: John, I don't know if you're old enough to remember them, but back in the 1960's, the USPS ran three-wheeled mail carts that looked like an overgrown Vespa with a big box on the back. I can't remember at the moment who made them (Cushman?) But, as they were retired in the early '70s, kids would snap 'em up because they could be driven at age 15 without a regular driver's license.