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Victorian-Era Photos Prove Electric Cars Were Popular Way Before Tesla

Electric vehicles feel like a new invention but these fascinating photos from over 100 years ago show that EVs did not begin with Elon Musk.

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USPS prepares to retire trucks that transformed an industry – all without airbags or air conditioning

The Postal Service’s “Long Life Vehicles” are going out in a blaze of glory: “Everybody has their own LLV story.”

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USPS trucks don t have air bags or air conditioning, they get 10 mpg and they were revolutionary

By JACOB BOGAGE | The Washington Post | Published: May 24, 2021 When Philip Rubio saw his new mail truck, the first thing he noticed was the missing rearview mirror. The Grumman Long Life Vehicle the U.S. Postal Service s now-ubiquitous delivery van, which first hit the streets in 1987 didn t have a back window. It didn t have an air bag. It didn t have air conditioning. The heating system was unreliable. But shoot, if it didn t look good. Everybody has their own LLV story, said Rubio, a retired letter carrier and a professor of history at North Carolina A&T State University. I think it was a morale booster for letter carriers to see a new vehicles, to see a fleet, and to see something that looked good on the street.

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USPS trucks don t have air bags or air conditioning They get 10 mpg And they were revolutionary

USPS trucks don’t have air bags or air conditioning. They get 10 mpg. And they were revolutionary. Jacob Bogage © Dustin Chambers/For The Washington Post A postal worker fuels up a “Long Life Vehicle” this month at a Quicktrip in Morrow, Ga. The Postal Service is preparing to replace its LLV fleet with electric and fuel-efficient trucks. (Dustin Chambers for The Washington Post) When Philip Rubio saw his new mail truck, the first thing he noticed was the missing rearview mirror. The Grumman “Long Life Vehicle” the U.S. Postal Service’s now-ubiquitous delivery van, which first hit the streets in 1987 didn’t have a back window. It didn’t have an air bag. It didn’t have air conditioning. The heating system was unreliable. But shoot, if it didn’t look good.

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USPS trucks don t have air bags or air conditioning They get 10 mpg And they were revolutionary

USPS trucks don t have air bags or air conditioning They get 10 mpg And they were revolutionary
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