These shocking hashtag#thermal images reveal the insanely hot conditions hashtag#UPS workers deal with every day!
I spoke with Edgar, my local UPS driver in Tempe. He said that even though UPS publicly announced that they would be giving drivers air-conditioned vehicles, it was with the stipulation that the existing vehicles would have to break completely (the vehicle pictured has 200,000 miles and is still running fine). He reckoned that he “wouldn’t get to drive an air-conditioned vehicle for another 5 to 10 years”
Despite being parked in the shade, this vehicle had sections hot enough to cook an egg.
Even when UPS eventually upgrades Edgar to an air conditioned vehicle, idling laws and company policy may mean that his vehicle will quickly reach the same dangerous temperatures as before during his regular stops.
AC can account for up to 30% of a vehicles gas in the summer according to the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and our own research indicated 50% of EV range can be lost to AC in the summer.
What if we could retrofit each van for under $1000 with hashtag#PDRC hashtag#CryoPaint to actively cool the van 15 ℉ below ambient? It’s safer for drivers, better for our packages, and better for the environment. It’s a no brainer I think every delivery driver would agree with.
Despite being parked in the shade, this vehicle had sections hot enough to cook an egg.
Even when UPS eventually upgrades Edgar to an air conditioned vehicle, idling laws and company policy may mean that his vehicle will quickly reach the same dangerous temperatures as before during his regular stops.
AC can account for up to 30% of a vehicles gas in the summer according to the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and our own research indicated 50% of EV range can be lost to AC in the summer.
What if we could retrofit each van for under $1000 with hashtag#PDRC hashtag#CryoPaint to actively cool the van 15 ℉ below ambient? It’s safer for drivers, better for our packages, and better for the environment. It’s a no brainer I think every delivery driver would agree with.