Nanaimo91裸聊视频檚 Canada Post depot is the first in the country to have an all-electric corporate delivery fleet.

The Crown corporation held a press conference Thursday, March 9, at the East Wellington Road depot, announcing that the depot will utilize 14 fully electric Ford cargo vans for collection and delivery. Canada Post is calling Nanaimo a 91裸聊视频渢est location91裸聊视频� for the all-electric 91裸聊视频渓ast-mile91裸聊视频� delivery.

91裸聊视频淭his is an important first step,91裸聊视频� said Doug Ettinger, Canada Post president and CEO. 91裸聊视频淚 think the employees here are really excited. It91裸聊视频檚 only 14 electric vehicles here, but it91裸聊视频檚 14 that we91裸聊视频檙e going to learn from. We91裸聊视频檙e going to figure out how best to charge them, how much energy they use on the local utility, how they perform. We think they91裸聊视频檙e going to perform even better than the current vehicles.91裸聊视频�

In addition to B.C., electric vehicles will be rolled out in Quebec shortly. Ettinger said provinces with 91裸聊视频渃lean electricity grids91裸聊视频� are being targeted initially.

Total costs for vehicles and infrastructure were not available, but the CEO said the vehicles are 91裸聊视频渨ell over $100,00091裸聊视频� each.

Sally Dam, Canada Post director of urban delivery strategies, said the cargo vans meet the needs of postal workers.

91裸聊视频淲e actually looked for a vehicle that had enough range for what our delivery agents are actually consuming in a day 91裸聊视频� it91裸聊视频檚 got a 68-kilowatt hour battery,91裸聊视频� said Dam.91裸聊视频� Its published range is about 190 kilometres on that 68-kilowatt hour battery, so for our delivery agents, typically a route of no more than 50 kilometres a day. So there91裸聊视频檚 more than sufficient range available on these vehicles.91裸聊视频�

Level 2 charge stations will allow the vehicles to run, according to Dam, with one station having the ability to charge two vehicles at 91裸聊视频渕edium speed.91裸聊视频�

91裸聊视频淭hese are typical charging stations that you would find at your home 91裸聊视频� the ones that we have here are 19.2 kilowatts, and they91裸聊视频檙e shared among the two ports. But each one can deliver a power output of 9.6. So based on that 9.6 kilowatt power output, we can charge the vehicle from zero to 100 in about eight hours,91裸聊视频� said Dam.

Lessons learned in Nanaimo will benefit Canada Post outlets across the country, according to Ettinger and Dam.

91裸聊视频淲e91裸聊视频檙e going to be using the details to test out some of those different types of scenarios of how we91裸聊视频檙e going to operate our electric fleet,91裸聊视频� Dam said. 91裸聊视频淪o determining if we are going to need to charge them on a nightly basis, how much energy are they going to be consuming on a daily basis, a lot of these data points are going to inform us of how we91裸聊视频檙e going to move forward to all of our other sites.91裸聊视频�

Ettinger said workers will be covering the same routes as previously.

91裸聊视频淛ust instead of a gas vehicle, it91裸聊视频檚 an electric vehicle, quieter in the neighbourhood, smooth ride and it91裸聊视频檒l be great for the drivers in particular,91裸聊视频� said Ettinger.

He said Canada Post has plans to reach net-zero emissions by 2050, with a commitment to electrifying half its national fleet of approximately 14,000 vehicles by 2030 and the entire fleet by 2040.

Sheryl Armstrong, City of Nanaimo councillor, is in favour of electrifying vehicles, but said ethical issues arise when it comes to how some of the materials were procured, particularly from Congo or Chile.

91裸聊视频淚 think it91裸聊视频檚 a very good move 91裸聊视频� I91裸聊视频檓 hoping that as we move forward to electrification in Canada that we91裸聊视频檙e ensuring that our minerals are coming from places where they91裸聊视频檙e being environmentally and ethically sourced,91裸聊视频� said Armstrong.

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