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Strange that Amazon can make Rivian trucks work but not USPS.
by darth_avocado 2y ago
Strange that Amazon can make Rivian trucks work but not USPS.
- shepherdjerred 2y agoWhy is it strange? Isn't it common and expected for the government to lag behind the private sector?
- Axsuul 2y agoThere's different requirements and use cases.
- mburns 2y agoRivians cost ~45% more per-unit than the postal vehicle (86k vs $59k), and doesn’t come in an ice variant, which the Post Office requires.
- darth_avocado 2y agoSeems like ice requirements don’t apply to every state
- tomcam 2y agoThey don’t, but California essentially dictates them because nobody wants to cut themselves out of the richest state’s car sales
- mburns 2y agoThe ice requirement has nothing to do with California standards, which only applies to cars bought in California, which USPS doesn’t do. Some postal routes are in cold climates with harsh winters where EVs would be impractical.
- MetaWhirledPeas 2y agoWhy does it require a variant? Why can't the necessary ICE vehicles be one of the countless existing options?
- mburns 2y agoHaving a common platform for postal vehicles makes things like maintenance easier.
- adgjlsfhk1 2y agoAmazon only delivers to the easy areas and uses USPS to deliver to all the places where they can't deliver economically
- andrewflnr 2y agoFalse. I happen to know that Amazon delivers in hilariously bad terrain. But yeah, they probably only use Rivians in easy areas. I've never seen one.
- MetaWhirledPeas 2y agoThe old USPS trucks have a 150 mile range. That is not a difficult range for electric.
- notatoad 2y agoamazon has a variety of vehicles that they use, and the rivians are one of many options. the USPS was trying to find one vehicle that could serve all their routes.
- cowsandmilk 2y ago?? Amazon custom designed their vehicle. USPS custom designed their vehicle. What’s the difference here?