The British postal service tested three and a half, six and seven and a half tonne trucks with a mile range kilometers around the capital in August These EVs had a battery range of over miles kilometers , a special driver display and safety-centric ADAS systems.
According to Bion, these trials served two purposes: to address any concerns that fleet operators had about range, usability and charging, and to improve its prototype hardware and software with real-world testing. Somewhere along the way, Arrival realized that it needed to "reset a little bit" and focus on building a flexible platform, rather than a single electric truck. The company calls this new approach "Generation 2" electric vehicles.
For UPS, that's seriously attractive. The company has traditionally built up its fleet by buying and modifying vehicles by large automakers such as Daimler. Arrival, meanwhile, has asked UPS what it needs and designed a truck that meets those requirements. That includes how much cargo it should hold, the shelving design, and even how the doors open. UPS is on board with sustainable transportation, too.
Three years ago, the company deployed electric trucks built by Daimler's Fuso sub-brand. That same year, it started electrifying some of its old diesel vans in New York City and ordered of Tesla's still-in-development semi-truck. By , the shipping company had EVs deployed in Europe and the US, and nearly hybrid electric vehicles. Two drivers, who declined to be named for fear of retaliation, opted not to switch to the new vehicles because they are heavier and more difficult to maneuver than Amazon vans.
Amazon said in an email Friday that van drivers must undergo training that includes two days of classroom instruction and two days of ride-alongs with experienced drivers. Amazon suspended its upstart Amazon Shipping program for non-Amazon packages in June to prioritize deliveries to its own customers. Amazon declined to say whether the new fleet would be used to restart that service, which competes directly with UPS and FedEx.
Some drivers get cash, especially around the holidays. A construction company gave me a piece of foot wood that would have cost hundreds of dollars. More tenured drivers get the privilege of bidding for the routes they want. The best routes, employees say, cover lots of ground but have few stops. So rural routes are often run by employees who have done their time.
By obsessively tracking its drivers see 1 , UPS found that "a significant cause of idling time resulted from drivers making left turns, essentially going against the flow of traffic," according to Elizabeth Rasberry , a former UPS public relations manager. Drivers are instead encouraged to drive in right-hand loops to get to their destination.
Today, many of the routes are designed to avoid left turns, and UPS says the policy has saved million gallons of gas and reduced carbon emissions by , metric tons since Other mixes produce other colours, for example red and green combine to produce yellow.
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