USPS accelerates plan to switch to electric fleet
USPS accelerates plan to switch to electric fleet
(Reuters) — The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) said Wednesday it plans to buy at least 25,000 electric delivery vehicles — more than twice its prior estimate — as it works to replace its aging fleet.
USPS told Reuters it is proposing to purchase at least 25,000 EVs out of its initial order of 50,000 next-generation delivery vehicles from Oshkosh Defense. That’s up from USPS’ prior plan to buy at…