This is huge. EVs are perfect for mail delivery - they have short fixed routes that they run only once a day leaving the rest of the time to charge.
Currently the delivery vans get about 8 (yes 8) mpg.
Dejoy attempted to buy a new fleet of these awful vehicles but it seems Biden prevailed.
From the announcement:
Today, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) announced an historic, $9.6 billion investment over the next five years to electrify its delivery fleet. The USPS investment includes electrifying 75% of its new purpose-built Next Generation Delivery Vehicles (NGDV) and a commitment to acquire 100% electric NGDVs starting in 2026. This $9.6 billion investment – which includes $3 billion in funding from the Inflation Reduction Act – installs modern charging infrastructure at hundreds of USPS facilities, electrifies 66,000 delivery vehicles, and modernizes mail delivery by creating a smarter network to more efficiently reach its 163 million delivery locations across the country and further strengthen the sustainability of this critical public service.
This is huge. EVs are perfect for mail delivery - they have short fixed routes that they run only once a day leaving the rest of the time to charge.
Currently the delivery vans get about 8 (yes 8) mpg.
Dejoy attempted to buy a new fleet of these awful vehicles but it seems Biden prevailed.
From the announcement: