The USPS is aiming to acquire at least 66,000 battery electric delivery vehicles - playing its part in reducing emissions.
The United States Postal Service is aiming to acquire at least 66,000 battery electric delivery vehicles by 2028– playing its part in reducing emissions. All new vehicles acquired by the postal service from 2026 through 2028 are expected to be 100% electric.
The postal service plans to acquire 60,000"next generation delivery vehicles" – at least 75% of which will be battery electric – plus an additional 21,000 battery electric commercial vehicles off the shelf, depending on availability, The USPS currently has more than 220,000 old vehicles in its fleet and delivers to 163 million addresses, six days per week.
Most of the money will come from the postal service, but Congress has set aside $3 billion to help create a nationwide infrastructure to make more electric cars, like the postal service's delivery fleet, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy said in a statement. The new cars will be safer and more efficient and, unlike the vehicles they are replacing, include air conditioning and advanced safety technology. For the off-the-shelf vehicles – ones that have already been manufactured – USPS will prioritize domestic manufacturing, according to the release.
The U.S. Postal Service had earlier said that at least 40% of its new delivery vehicles will be electric. This came after the service faced backlash from the Biden administration and others.
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