An Uplight Hello with Canada Post’s Electric Vehicle

Have you chatted with your letter-carrier lately?

With super quiet and ultra-clean electric delivery trucks, Canada Post is lightening up our mail’s carbon footprint, considerably.  In June of 2009, The Tyee published an informative article on what was invovled to consider the switch to electric vehicles; a few years later, we have three of these Ford Transit Connect commercial vehicles humming along Vancouver streets.  Click here for more on Canada Post and the Transit Connect electric vehicle with Azure Dynamic patented Force Drive.

It is true, electric delivery fleets are not a new idea; my enthusiasm in this spontaneous video is more for the possibilities that it represents, as it demonstrates actions towards a cleaner city and a sustainable mail delivery system that brings care packages and love letters right to our homes and businesses.  Okay, so maybe love letters have now turned into invoices, but a girl can dream…

It’s exciting to think about what other transport fleets may join this electric powertrain of transformation.

Good efforts to reduce energy consumption  are happening everywhere!  And when we find them (or they find us),  we’ll uplight them here.  Thanks for tuning in!

up⋅light [uhp-layht] verb   - to illuminate a subject or perception that encourages evolved thinking and action towards sustainable change.