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The Postal Service’s new electric delivery trucks focus on safety and utility

The Postal Service’s new electric delivery trucks focus on safety and utility

The U.S. Postal Service’s new delivery vehicles, launched in Athens, Georgia, offer postal carriers improved safety, comfort, and efficiency, with plans to expand nationwide by 2028.

David Sharp and Ron Harris report for The Associated Press.

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After intense pressure, USPS will more than double its planned electric truck purchase

After intense pressure, USPS will more than double its planned electric truck purchase

Activists demanded the postal service convert its fleet more quickly than it initially planned.
USPS finalizes plan to purchase mostly gas-powered delivery fleet, defying Biden and EPA climate and safety concerns

USPS finalizes plan to purchase mostly gas-powered delivery fleet, defying Biden and EPA climate and safety concerns

The Postal Service will spend up to $11.3 billion on a fleet of 90-percent gasoline-powered trucks and 10-percent electric trucks.
The Postal Service is buying gas-powered trucks, despite Biden climate order

The Postal Service is buying gas-powered trucks, despite Biden climate order

The president wants an electric federal fleet, but Postmaster Louis DeJoy is spending billions on gas-powered vehicles. That’s prompted scrutiny and calls for his resignation.
Workhorse stock plunges after losing USPS contract
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Workhorse stock plunges after losing USPS contract

Workhorse, a small truck maker with big ambitions, was counting on the deal for a surge in revenue. Its shares lost $2 billion in value.
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USPS and coronavirus: A no-brainer stimulus idea is to electrify mail trucks

Electric vehicles for the US Postal Service would reduce noise, air, and carbon pollution in every community.
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