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Richard230

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Electric Frito-Lay
« on: August 05, 2014, 05:26:29 PM »
Today while I was riding along on Westborough Boulevard in South San Francisco, ahead of me I saw a large Frito-Lay potato chip delivery box truck that had the words "100% Electric Power" on the rear of the truck and also its sides.  The back of the truck also had a 55 mph speed limit sign fastened to the rear loading door.  I assume that is an indication of its top speed.  This is the first large all-electric delivery truck that I have ever seen.  The entire lower portion of the truck appeared to be used as its battery pack.  I was not able to see who manufactured the truck, but it is nice to see a large commercial vehicle like this on the road and making deliveries in this suburban area.  :)
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Re: Electric Frito-Lay
« Reply #1 on: August 06, 2014, 02:12:31 PM »
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Re: Electric Frito-Lay
« Reply #2 on: August 06, 2014, 07:31:43 PM »
This looks to be the Frito-Lay truck manufacturer: 

http://www.smithelectric.com/customer-stories/fritolay/
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Re: Electric Frito-Lay
« Reply #3 on: August 07, 2014, 04:32:17 PM »
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Re: Electric Frito-Lay
« Reply #4 on: August 29, 2014, 06:39:34 PM »
I think electric or hybrid delivery trucks make total sense. From what I can tell, FedEx and UPS have policies where drivers have to part at the address they're delivering to (unlike how USPS carriers park on a block and make multiple deliveries). This often means the truck is turned on, driven 50-100 feet, and then turned off again. No reason an electric motor couldn't be employed for those short distances, or even longer ones.
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Re: Electric Frito-Lay
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