Hundreds of new USPS Sorting and Delivery Centers will be equipped with infrastructure to power more than 66,000 USPS electric delivery vehicles. Among the vehicles will be 9,250 Ford E-Transits.
The administration also announced the launch of the American Battery Materials Initiative, a new effort to secure the supply of critical minerals used for power, electricity, and EVs.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams said the purchasing plan "fails to comply with even the National Environmental Policy Act's most basic requirements," calling for the Postal Service to vacate it.
The Strategic EV Management Act of 2022 would develop a plan to manage the growing federal EV fleet, particularly vehicle batteries.
This doubles the number of electric vehicles USPS was expected to order in its initial purchase.
The U.S. Postal Service is rolling forward with its purchasing plan to replace its current fleet with 90% gas-powered trucks and 10% battery electric vehicles.
Since inauguration day, the administration has acquired more ZEVs than in the whole previous fiscal year.
Which fleets and vehicles should go electric first — and when, and how — among the more-than-614,000-vehicle domestic fleet of federal cars, vans, and trucks?
The General Services Administration vehicles in the national capital region were underutilized and did not meet minimum federal or internal mileage guidelines, according to the Inspector General.
In a letter to President Biden, 13 senators recommended a stop order of the United States Postal Services’ (USPS) years-long vehicle acquisitions process in order to pursue electrification.
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