This content is not included in
your SAE MOBILUS subscription, or you are not logged in.
Testing and Evaluation of Fuel Cell Vehicle Technology in the United States Postal Service
Technical Paper
2006-01-3295
ISSN: 0148-7191, e-ISSN: 2688-3627
This content contains downloadable datasets
Annotation ability available
Sector:
Language:
English
Abstract
As the owner of the largest non-military vehicle fleet in the world, the United States Postal Service (USPS) has been a pioneer and a leader among all federal agencies in adopting alternative fuel initiatives, continuing to work in cooperation with the vehicle industry to develop new ways to reduce fuel consumption and air pollution.
Given that hydrogen can be produced from a variety of energy sources, it is considered by most to be the ultimate energy carrier for relieving the U.S. of its dependence on imported oil. Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles operate via an electro-chemical process that converts pure hydrogen into water and electricity, producing zero emissions and potentially doubling the energy efficiency seen in today's gasoline-powered vehicles.
This paper describes the USPS experiences gained during operational testing and evaluation of a hydrogen fuel cell vehicle at Fort Belvoir, Virginia. Included in the discussion are lessons learned-specifically regarding fuel cell vehicle operation in a delivery environment- and USPS future testing plans.
Recommended Content
Authors
Topic
Citation
Dinh, H., "Testing and Evaluation of Fuel Cell Vehicle Technology in the United States Postal Service," SAE Technical Paper 2006-01-3295, 2006, https://doi.org/10.4271/2006-01-3295.Data Sets - Support Documents
| Title | Description | Download |
|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Dataset 1 |
Also In
References
- Hydrogen, Fuel Cells and Infrastructure Technologies Program Department of Energy February 6 2006 http://www.eere.energy.gov/RE/hydrogen_fuel_cells.html
- Dinh, H. “Viable Alternative,” Postal Technology International June 2004
- The Online Fuel Cell Resource February 6 2006 www.fuelcells.org
- Ogden J. “The Transition to Hydrogen,” Transportation Research at the University of California Berkeley Fall 2005
- United States Department of Energy 2003 “Fuel Report to Congress,” February 2003
- Fuel Cell Vehicles-Fact Sheet from General Motors Corporation February 6 2006 http://www.gm.com/company/gmability/adv_tech/400_fcv/fact_sheets.html
- Planetary Engineering Group Earth (PEGE) Website March 20 2006 http://car.pege.org/2004-opel-zafira/index.htm
- United States Postal Service Leads the Way with Fuel Cell Delivery Vehicle Program February 27 2006 http://www.usps.com/environment/fuelcell.htm
- Hydrogen.gov February 27 2006 http://www.hydrogen.gov/index.shtml