Postal electrics have already traveled 150 thousand. km
The Polish Post has been using 20 Japanese Nissans E-NV200 in long-term rental with the service since November last year. Cars can be seen on the streets of Białystok, Bydgoszcz, Gdańsk, Katowice, Kraków, Lublin, Łódź, Poznań, Szczecin, Warsaw and Wrocław.
Cars collect good opinions among drivers of Poczta Polska, and are also positively received by customers, primarily in connection with the ecological values, i.e. lack of emissions and noise. Their conduct requires some modification of habits behind the wheel, due to the simplicity of choosing driving modes, a high torque enabling very smooth acceleration (much better than in the case of conventional vehicles) and the possibility of energy recovery by braking recuperational. Compared to conventional vehicles, the number of checkpoints is smaller, e.g. you do not need to check the level of engine oil. Within half a year, 20 electric cars have already drove about 150,000. km.
The Nissan E-NV200 is equipped with an 80 kW electric motor and a 40 kWh traction battery, which will allow a maximum speed of 123 km/hi range in 301 HP urban driving as WLTP. Vehicles can be charged with alternating current (AC charging, also from a 230V socket) or with solid ("fast" DC charging). The load capacity of the vehicle is 742 kg, the volume of loading space 4.2 m 3 . Vehicles have, among others Recovery (recuperative) braking system and parking support (reversing camera). The vehicles are white, marked logo of Poczta Polska, with a characteristic marking that the vehicle is electric.
Nissan rental was preceded by tests of electric cars that the company has been conducting since 2018. Two years ago, cars of seven producer brands, up to 800 kg, took part in them. For three months, Poczta Polska drivers checked, among others Driving properties (e.g. acceleration, speed, braking, maneuverability), driving comfort and ergonomics, charging of batteries and a number of kilometers can be driven. At the same time, in addition to cars, various types of charging station were also tested. In mid -May last year, further electric cars tests up to 3.5 tonnes of the permissible total weight, this time with a capacity of over 800 kg. Eight car cars available on the Polish market took part in them. At the turn of June and July 2019, postalists tested tractors powered by liquefied gas LNG.
Poczta Polska is the largest logistics operator in the country. Poczta Polska employees have 6,000 at their disposal vehicles with a load capacity of 0.5-24 vol. over 30,000 Postmen and couriers provide several million shipments a day.