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USPS electric vehicle fleet behind schedule with $3B in taxpayer funds spent — and only 612 trucks built

WASHINGTON — The US Postal Service’s promised all-electric fleet is still woefully behind schedule, with more than $3 billion in taxpayer funding out the door and just 612 of the expected 35,000 ...
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USPS Shows Off Its Next-Generation EV Fleet, but It's More Irrelevant Than You Might Think

The USPS launched its new electric delivery truck fleet at a critical moment, when the holiday shopping season is in full swing. However, data shows that the company's "Next-Generation Delivery ...
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The Postal Service's 'Next Generation' Electric Delivery Vehicles Cost $22,000 More Than Other Electric Vans

With commercial off-the-shelf vehicles readily available, cheaper, and already used in its fleet, why did the USPS decide to commission its new trucks from Oshkosh Defense?
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Newly designed postal service vehicles made in SC hit the road across the US

A United States Postal Service (USPS) Grumman Long Life Vehicle (LLV) mail delivery truck exits a post office parking lot on July 13, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. - In March, the USPS announced ...
NBC Connecticut

USPS' long-awaited new mail truck makes its debut to rave reviews from carriers

The Postal Service’s new delivery vehicles aren’t going to win a beauty contest. They're tall and ungainly. The windshields are vast. Their hoods resemble a duck bill. Their bumpers are enormous. “You ...
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USPS electric vehicle fleet behind schedule with $3B in taxpayer funds spent — and only 612 trucks built

WASHINGTON —The US Postal Service has spent more than $3 billion in tax dollars on a brand-new all-electric fleet of mail trucks — and gotten just 612 vehicles for its money, according to a letter ...