FleetREDI: Mail Delivery Class 6 Propane Trucks

Dataset · Sat Jan 24 00:00:00 EST 2026

DOI:https://doi.org/10.15483/3014253· OSTI ID:3014253

Birky, Alicia ^[1]; Jeffers, Matthew ^[1]

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1. National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Capturing real-world data is critical to reducing the barriers to technology advancement for commercial vehicles. FleetREDI’s insights provide detailed duty cycle information and highlight unique aspects of the given dataset. Each insight delivers a quick look at the collected data by summarizing the operation and identifying key findings of the initial analysis. This FleetREDI insight explores propane and diesel Class 6 mail delivery trucks. Propane-powered commercial vehicles can achieve the same duty cycles and match the power, acceleration, and cruising speeds of conventionally fueled vehicles while producing significantly less emissions of tailpipe oxides of nitrogen (NOx). The primary goal of the project was to demonstrate alternative fuel vehicles in a mail transport application and evaluate the viability of propane as a cost-effective alternative to conventional diesel trucks. 

• Research Organization: National Renewable Energy Laboratory; Pacific Northwest National Laboratory; Idaho National Laboratory
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Transportation Office. Vehicle Technologies Office (EE-3V)
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-76RL01830
• OSTI ID: 3014253
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
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CAN data
commercial fleet vehicles
duty cycle
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medium-duty vehicles
package delivery
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