Contractor converted three U. S. Postal Service (USPS) gasoline-powered Long Life Vehicles to Zero Emission Vehicles (ZEVs) for a 6 month test of their use as an appropriate mail delivery vehicle within the City of Los Angeles. The program validated an Electric Long Life Vehicle (ELLV) as a low-cost, state-of-the-art ZEV option to the USPS for complying with the National Energy Policy Act. The project gathered data on anticipated ZEV economics and air pollution reduction in support of the 1991 Air Quality Management Plan.
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The vehicles were used by the Postal Service in various areas of Los Angeles. The routes varied depending upon need. The widespread use of the vehicles benefited the entire city.
There are approximately 7,500 Postal Service Long Life Vehicles (LLVs) delivering mail in the South Coast Air Quality Management District. By converting 2500 of these LLVs to electric propulsion, it is estimated that in-use emissions would be reduced by 24 tons per year of reactive organic gases (ROG), 28 tons per year of oxides of nitrogen (NOx), and 198 tons per year of carbon monoxide (CO). Estimates are based on data extracted from California Air Resources Board (CARB) EMFAC7E Predicted California Vehicle Emissions for the South Coast Air Basin.
Engineering conversion information, specifics of the redesign of vehicles #3 through #6, and comments from the postal employees who drove the vehicles.