In all of the news that poured out of the Capitol last week, a critical win for Mother Nature went mostly overlooked. (via MaddowBlog)
The U.S. Postal Service said Tuesday that it intends to purchase at least 66,000 electric delivery vehicles as part of a push to transform its delivery fleet. The electric vehicles would amount to more than half the 106,000 vehicles it plans to acquire for delivery between now and 2028. The new vehicles will start to replace its aging fleet of 220,000 vehicles, the Postal Service said in a press release.from February, this looked like an opportunity that the USPS would miss.
As 2022 got underway, Postal Service announced plans to invest billions on a new fleet of vehicles — one of the largest government fleets in the world — and President Joe Biden and his teamto replace gas-powered vehicles with electric vehicles. Indeed, for the Democratic White House, this policy was a key element in a larger climate agenda.
On Capitol Hill, Democratic Rep. Gerald Connolly, who leads the House panel that oversees the Postal Service, pushed a similar line. “The average age of the postal fleet is 30 years,” the Virginia congressmanThe New York Times. “They’re spewing pollution and they are guzzling gas. There is no question we have to replace the fleet, and it is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to take electric vehicle technology to the next level with the second- largest vehicle fleet in America.
Connolly added, “If we miss this opportunity, it sets back the whole thrust of the electric vehicle agenda.” The Democrats’ position made sense for a variety of reasons. While some are concerned about the range of electric vehicles, such fears don’t apply to USPS delivery trucks that operate over limited, fixed routes. What’s more, the Postal Service would enjoy financial benefits over the long run.
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