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USPS hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles deliver million pieces of mail

Letter carrier delivering mail using a USPS hydrogen fuel-cell vehicle.

Irvine, CA, Letter Carrier Aldo Vasquez delivers mail using one of two USPS hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles.

Chevy Equinox Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles being tested by the Postal Service in Irvine, CA, and Washington, DC, passed a milestone in December 2009. The two test vehicles have been used to deliver 1 million pieces of mail since entering service in August 2008 and February 2009, respectively.

“We’ve always been at the forefront of technology,” said Postal Service Engineering Vice President David Williams. “From the railroad to the Wright Brothers, USPS has always been eager to find new ways to deliver the mail more effectively and efficiently.”

Hydrogen fuel-cell technology has the potential to create some of the most fuel-efficient and environmentally friendly vehicles on the market. Water vapor is the only emission from a hydrogen fuel-cell vehicle. The Equinox Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles have amassed more than 1.2 million miles of real-world driving in the last two years.