The postal service said new congressional funding will let it spend nearly $10 billion to acquire 66,000 electric EV trucks by 2028.
growing for 10 years. Transitioning to an all-electric fleet would also prevent almost 1 million tons of harmful nitrogen oxides from entering the air annually, and 11,000 tons of carbon monoxide, according to the same statement.The USPS, which delivers packages to approximately 163 million addresses six days per week accounts for the most vehicles in the federal governments’ fleet. Electrifying these mail trucks would get the U.S.
“The U.S. Postal Service plan sets the pace for other leading public and private sector fleets,” Council on Environmental Quality Chair Brenda Mallory said in a statement. “It is clear that the future of transportation is electric—and that future is here.”Senior Biden advisor John Podesta, who worked with the USPS to hit the new EV targets, said the plan, “places USPS at the forefront of the clean transportation revolution.
With the announcement the postal service will try to gloss over the less than enthusiastic reception of its new, gas-powered design released last year, which the EPA said would only achieve a lousy 8.6 mpg. That’s a measly .4 mpg improvement from the postal service’s old clunkers.
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