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Re:Why the new USPS mail trucks look so weird by Robotbeat on Monday March 15, 2021 @08:25PM (#26471332)
Literally just need a 120V outlet.

You can’t tell me that exterior outlets are rare or expensive. The fuel saved in a single year would easily exceed the price of putting some exterior outlets in a parking lot.

Re:Why the new USPS mail trucks look so weird by kelnos on Monday March 15, 2021 @09:26PM (#26471783)
Maybe not, but it's possible many post offices would need electrical supply upgrades to handle having their entire fleet plugged in all at once. Not impossible or even difficult, but not free either.
Re:Why the new USPS mail trucks look so weird by 29083011397778 on Monday March 15, 2021 @09:16PM (#26471696)
I would assume they're already in half the parking lots in the North - block heaters would require outlets, so anywhere that gets below -20C would likely be able to have electric vehicles today.
Re:Why the new USPS mail trucks look so weird by organsnyder on Monday March 15, 2021 @10:06PM (#26472045)
Block heaters are only needed for diesel vehicles or areas with really low temperatures. I live in Michigan and the only block heaters I know of are used for school buses.
Re:Why the new USPS mail trucks look so weird by 29083011397778 on Tuesday March 16, 2021 @12:01AM (#26472885)
I guess I'm wrong. I assumed they'd be more common, given how everyone I know has one in southern Alberta (Canada). I thought America would be similar in areas to the North. Granted, -40 (which it gets to here) does count as really low.