FedEx and UPS burn less gas to deliver boxes

[Rhiannon12866]

With so many American consumers shopping online, cleaning up delivery vans has become a big business.

FedEx and UPS have both recently announced that they are expanding their fleets of electric, plug-in hybrid, and other cleaner delivery vehicles.

The biggest news comes from FedEx, which pressed its first hydrogen fuel-cell delivery truck into service on the East Coast, outside of Albany, N.Y.

Hydrogen fueling stations have been slow to arrive in the Northeast. The large van will be refueled at the headquarters of Plug Power, in Latham, N.Y., which builds the fuel cell in the truck.

FedEx expects the van to be able to travel 160 miles on a full hydrogen charge, compared with just over 60 miles for a battery-electric truck. It has already been on the road for 3,000 miles in testing, and is expected to cover 27,000 miles in the first six months of testing.


More: https://www.greencarreports.com/news/1116525_fedex-and-ups-burn-less-gas-to-deliver-boxes



FedEx Workhorse Plug Power fuel-cell delivery truck

[Sherman A1]

1. Good to see this initiative

Anything that can be done to reduce the amount of fossil fuel usage is a good thing. That the companies might save money in the long term, is likewise beneficial.

[Rhiannon12866]

2. I not only like the idea, but I was tickled to hear where they're starting it

I was born in Albany and I'm familiar with the area. Latham has to have the heaviest traffic around...

[JDC]

3. Although mot mentioned in the article, the echaust fo theae vehicles is H2O

this type of engine and fuel has been around for a bit, great to see comercial traction.

[NNadir]

4. Hydrogen is made from dangerous natural gas.

Its production wastes energy.

It has a much lower critical temperature than dangerous natural gas, and a higher tendency to leak.

I really can't believe people still fall for this shell game and declare it "green."