{"id":3122,"date":"2011-08-26T18:22:00","date_gmt":"2011-08-26T18:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/2011\/08\/26\/ups-shifting-from-brown-to-green\/"},"modified":"2023-07-08T08:16:45","modified_gmt":"2023-07-08T12:16:45","slug":"ups-shifting-from-brown-to-green","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/blog\/ups-shifting-from-brown-to-green\/","title":{"rendered":"UPS: Shifting From “Brown” to “Green?”"},"content":{"rendered":"

UPS (United Parcel Service) is probably best known for it\u2019s iconic Brown color and former marketing slogan, \u201cWhat can Brown do for you?\u201d Yesterday, however, UPS made an announcement that indicates a shifting company focus on being more green. The company has entered into a deal with Electric Vehicles International to purchase 100 electric trucks to be used on routes in California, USA.<\/p>\n

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The new electric vans will be painted the iconic brown that is used for the rest UPS\u2019 fleet of over 70,000 vehicles. Estimated to run 90 miles on a single charge, the vehicles should have more than enough power to complete a daily route in California. Drivers will return the vehicles to UPS\u2019 facilities each evening for recharging. UPS has a history of the length of each route and thereby no concerns for loss of power during a driver\u2019s shift.<\/p>\n

Despite taking advantage of financial incentives for green initiatives totaling over $7 million, each van will cost \u201cnorth of $100,000.\u201d UPS admits that the vehicles are not \u201ccost effective\u201d at this point in time, but they hope to pave the way for more electric vehicle usage. (chilltherapytampa.com<\/a>) The company has been testing the use of alternate energy vehicles over the last three years; some electric vehicles are already in use for UPS operations in New York, USA and parts of Europe.<\/p>\n

So, what do you think? Will more companies follow the path of UPS and begin to add electric-powdered vehicles to their fleets? Or, is the cost of being \u201cgreen\u201d still too high?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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