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This I would not mind seeing, EVs are perfect for Postal Use. But that ship has sailed because the current postmaster general insisted on Fossil Fuel vehicles a
by jmclnx 2y ago
This I would not mind seeing, EVs are perfect for Postal Use. But that ship has sailed because the current postmaster general insisted on Fossil Fuel vehicles and many are already in service.
Note, as a kid half my family worked for USPS, so a few times in summer I rode with them in the tiny 'jeeps' for mail delivery. In 1 day these vehicles probably travel less then 30 miles (50km).
- soupfordummies 2y agoI don't know if you saw this last year but looks like they're rolling out about 45k of the "duck" trucks: https://about.usps.com/newsroom/national-releases/2024/1030-usps-headquarters-showcases-new-next-generation-delivery-vehicle.htm https://about.usps.com/newsroom/national-releases/2024/1030-... It does note "another 21,000 commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) battery electric vehicles" though, so that could be the opening for Tesla...