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Sawsall t1_j16jq6z wrote

Reply to comment by Banea-Vaedr in USPS to Use Billions in Federal Funds to Electrify Delivery Fleet by Sorin61

LOL! You ever seem what it takes to replace a lithium battery pack at about 60-70K miles????

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do_you_even_ship_bro t1_j16oj1x wrote

EVs have lower maintenance costs over their life. And they can charge at the office.

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bobjr94 t1_j16wei7 wrote

Federal regulations says they must last 80K miles, most cars are warrantied to 100k or longer. There are teslas on the road with over 200k miles or more on their original batteries. 400k on prius taxies and ubers.

How far does a postal delivery van go in a day 20 miles, 30 miles ? A small 35KW battery could do double that, in 10 years if it's lost 15% capacity it could still do it.

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