A draft study by the Postal Regulatory Commission examining vehicle-electrifications has concluded that:

Electrification of the Postal Service delivery vehicle fleet is practical, achievable, and desirable, and should be initiated now.

According to the study electrifying the Postal Service’s delivery vans would save 68 million gallons of fuel annually and cut overall costs per mile from 20-25 cents to 8-12 cents.  The aging Postal fleet includes 142,000 delivery vehicles and with most delivery routes about 17-18 miles long the situation seems ideal for electric vehicles.  However a significant hurdle for the often financially challenged organization is the very high level of capital investment fleet electrification would require – up to $10 billion.  Learn more:  csmonitor.com