Editorial: The future is electric. So why is the Postal Service buying gas-guzzling trucks? (via latimesopinion)
While Amazon, FedEx, UPS, Walmart and other companies are racing to replace their fossil-fuel-powered delivery vehicles with zero-emission models, the U.S. Postal Service is careening in the opposite direction.
. It’s the first large-scale purchase of trucks in three decades. The service has more than 230,000 vehicles and has said just 10% of the next-generation fleet will be electric.An earlier version incorrectly stated that Louis DeJoy was a Trump appointee. In fact, he was hired by the Postal Service Board of Governors, which was appointed by Trump.
Private-sector delivery companies have recognized that the future is electric and they’re investing now to build up their zero-emission fleets. Although electric vehicles may cost more up front now, they are expected to be cheaper over time because they don’t require pricey fuel purchases and their engines need less maintenance because they have fewer mechanical parts than gas-powered vehicles.Biden has to accelerate the transition to clean cars to help save the planet.
in the U.S. If the world has any hope of preventing the worst devastation of climate change, the U.S. must do its part to quickly decarbonize cars, trucks and other vehicles.directing the federal government to buy only zero-emission vehicles by 2035, with an earlier 2027 deadline for light-duty vehicles, such as cars and small trucks.