http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/68238450/nz-post-wants-to-go-electric-in-christchurch NZ Post wants to go electric in Christchurch LOIS CAIRNS May 4 2015
[image http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/4/m/o/o/c/image.related.StuffLandscapeSixteenByNine.620x349.14ml4i.png/1430703297453.jpg New Zealand Post is seeking permission to operate customised four-wheel scooters like this on Christchurch's footpaths ] The days of pedalling posties delivering mail in Christchurch may be at an end. New Zealand Post is looking at changing the way it delivers mail and has asked the Christchurch City Council for permission to operate two types of electric vehicles on the city's footpaths. The vehicles - a three-wheeled motorcycle with a trailer and a four-wheeled vehicle similar to a mobility scooter - have already been trialled in Auckland City and Hutt City and New Zealand Post is running a full-scale commercial trial in New Plymouth. Christchurch City Council road corridor operations manager Paul Burden said New Zealand Post planned to make a decision on a nationwide rollout after the New Plymouth trial was completed but was in the meantime seeking approval, in principle, to operate the vehicles on Christchurch footpaths. Burden said the vehicles had been trialled on the streets around Papanui one morning in March and no problems had been encountered. The vehicles though had different operational requirements and would not be suitable in all situations. "Approval to operate these vehicles on footpaths should be granted to New Zealand Post subject to suitable agreements on routes and maintenance," Burden said in a report prepared for Thursday's infrastructure, transport and environment committee meeting. New Zealand Post is looking at switching to motorised vehicles because of the growing volume of parcels its posties are having to deliver. Traditionally, letters have made up the bulk of deliveries but domestic letter volumes dropped 7 per cent to 642 million pieces last year and are forecast to drop below an annual 500 million in the next three years as consumers switch to the internet, email and social media for everything from paying bills to sending birthday greetings and keeping in touch with loved ones. The introduction of new vehicles is one of a number of changes New Zealand Post is proposing in response to shrinking mail volumes. In July, it will cut mail delivery in urban areas to three days a week. [© stuff.co.nz] ... http://www.loydspaxster.com/ PAXSTER: FIT FOR PURPOSE - Electric Delivery Vehicle [dated] http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-New-NZ-mail-Electric-delivery-vehicles-trialled-td4668744.html EVLN: New NZ mail Electric delivery vehicles trialled Apr 02, 2014 ... http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/AU-posties-electric-delivery-cargo-EV-no-worries-on-uneven-ground-tp3409106.html AU posties' electric delivery/cargo EV, no worries on uneven ground Mar 27, 2011 For EVLN posts use: http://evdl.org/evln/ {brucedp.150m.com} -- View this message in context: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-NZ-Post-seeking-to-go-Electric-in-Christchurch-tp4675464.html Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
