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Bright Automotive Signs Deal to Electrify USPS Fleet Page 2

 
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USPS LLV

The Bright eSolutions retrofit LLV is fully electric, uses no gasoline, and is capable of covering a high percentage of existing postal service routes. After delivery to the USPS in July 2010, the vehicle will go into service in the metro Washington DC area for at least one year. Bright eSolutions is also collaborating with a top Tier 1 automotive supplier, EDAG, Inc., another recipient of a USPS LLV conversion contract. Bright eSolutions is providing powertrain hardware and software support for two of the five contracts awarded under the program.

The USPS currently operates 142,000 LLVs, which average less than 20 miles of driving per day and have an average fuel economy of only 10 mpg.

Anderson, Indiana-based Bright Automotive is developing the first purpose-built light commercial plug-in hybrid electric vehicle for commercial and government fleets. The IDEA, scheduled for production in 2013, delivers a positive total cost of ownership to fleet customers by providing 5 to 10 times greater fuel efficiency than current fleet vehicles in its class. The IDEA operates in electric mode for 40 miles before switching to an estimated 36-mpg hybrid mode for 100+ mpg potential based on daily driving behavior. The IDEA is also an excellent choice for long-term replacement of the USPS LLV fleet, providing long life aluminum construction, improved functionality and ergonomics, larger payload and dramatic fuel efficiency improvement. Bright Automotive provides details on the IDEA at www.brightautomotive.com.

Bright Automotive is drawing on its team of seasoned automotive executives to provide technical expertise to customers through its Bright eSolutions division. Led by Nigel Francis, Bright eSolutions offers clients expert guidance and consulting on a variety of economic strategies in the field of HEV/PHEV/EV vehicle development, from EV powertrain integration and conversions, to aerodynamics and light weighting. Bright eSolutions – Expertise Delivered.






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  1. By  Jeff Posted: 3/14/2010 8:14am PDT

    It wasn't clear from the article if this is just an announcement that Bright was awarded this contract along with the several other companies that already announced they were working on the USPS truck prototype (AC Propulsion, Zap, etc) or did they win that competition and now have the sole contract.
    Any idea?
     
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  2. By Noel Park Posted: 3/14/2010 4:37pm PDT

    Congratulations to Bright, and to the USPS as well. A big step in the right direction, IMHO.
     
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  3. By koz Posted: 3/14/2010 7:44pm PDT

    Better late than never. This is an ideal app for EV. If Government and industry had found a way to work with instead of against each other and blindly against EV, this would have been done 15 years ago.
     
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