UPS hopes that by 2022, one in four of its diesel-fueled delivery vehicles will be electric, hybrid or alternate-fuel and is collaborating with The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority towards that goal.
To help develop the technology, the NYSERDA will contribute $500,000 with the expectation of converting up to 1,500 trucks, or 66 percent of the fleet operating in the city.
“The company also says that it presently uses “more than 770 electric or hybrid electric vehicles,” as well as more than 8,500 alternative fuel and advanced technology vehicles worldwide.”
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