USPS also said it was ordering more than 14,000 charging stations to be deployed at its facilities after it announced in December said it would more than double its planned electric delivery vehicles purchases, and will buy at least 66,000 electric vehicles through 2028.
Congress in August gave USPS $3 billion as part of a $430 billion climate bill to buy electric vehicles and charging infrastructure. USPS said it will also buy 9,250 2023 and 2024 model year Ram ProMaster vans from Chrysler-parent Stellantis "to fill the urgent need for vehicles."Environmental group Earthjustice praised the Ford purchase but said "the Postal Service should have finished its environmental review before also sinking millions in funding in the same number of combustion mail trucks that will pollute our neighborhoods for decades.
It’s only a matter of time until they put the ponies back in action we will have gone full circle…
Tip 1: Install Post Office charging stations before delivery of EVs. Tip 2: Charging station locations will determine nightly parking configuration. Plan ahead. Tip 3: Install auto-start internal combustion engine generators at each PO sized to charge delivery fleet over night.
Expect to take delivery in 2027.
The gas-powered vehicles will be used to tow the e-vehicles on their appointed routes…
At least this taxpayer money will be spent on Americans instead of Ukrainians
Electric shortage,no mail
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