Lawmaker Makes Green Proposal for the U.S. Postal Service

U.S. representative Jose E. Serrano wants to turn the U.S. Postal Service (USPC) vehicle fleet green, Washington Post reported. We are talking about the largest civilian fleet of vehicles in the world (according to the agency), 220,000 vehicles which cover more than 1.2 billion miles (1.92 million km) each year.

The fleet burned last year 121 million gallons (458 million liters) of fuel, costing the agency approximately $1.3 billion. The average fuel consumption for a vehicle is 1… (read more)