The world's largest package courier will replace older diesel trucks with vehicles from Electric Vehicles International of Stockton, Calif. The purchase represents the largest single deployment of zero-emissions delivery vehicles in the state, which has the nation's toughest emissions regulations.
UPS, which also is using hybrid electric vehicles in some cities, said the new trucks have a 90-mile range and eliminate 126,000 gallons of fuel use per year. The Atlanta-based company has 28 all-electric vehicles in service in New York and Europe. Overall, it operates more than 2,200 alternative energy vehicles.
The electric vehicles are well suited for urban routes.
