USPS To Purchase , 66,000 Electric Vehicles by 2028.
CNBC reports that the U.S. Postal Service made the announcement on Dec.
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The United States Postal Service today announced that it expects to acquire at least 66,000 battery electric delivery vehicles as part of its 106,000 vehicle acquisition plan for deliveries between now and 2028.
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The vehicles purchased as part of this anticipated plan will begin to replace the Postal Service’s aging delivery fleet of over 220,000 vehicles, USPS, via statement.
The agency is expected to invest up to $9.6 billion on new vehicles.
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CNBC reports that a third of those funds, $3 billion, will come from the Inflation Reduction Act.
CNBC reports that a third of those funds, $3 billion, will come from the Inflation Reduction Act.
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy said the funding will aid the USPS in potentially building one of the biggest electric vehicle fleets in the U.S. ... We are grateful for the confidence that Congress and the Administration have placed in us to build and acquire what has the potential to become the largest electric vehicle fleet in the nation, Louis DeJoy, Postmaster General, via statement.
We have a statutory requirement to deliver mail and packages to 163 million addresses six days per week and to cover our costs in doing so — that is our mission, Louis DeJoy, Postmaster General, via statement.
As I have said in the past, if we can achieve those objectives in a more environmentally responsible way, we will do so, Louis DeJoy, Postmaster General, via statement
