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Push to electrify mail trucks gains wide support, an unlikely win for both DeJoy and Biden Source: By Jacob Bogage, Washington Post • Posted: Thursday, May 13, 2021
USPS had long spurned EVs over cost, but sustainability goals from the White House and top House Democrats could transform the agency’s fleet
U.S. Postal Service mail trucks sit in a parking lot at a mail distribution center in 2015 in San Francisco. The Postal Service is looking to replace their aging fleet of mail delivery vehicles because of years of maintenance and safety issues, and changes in mail volumes. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
The Postal Service had long spurned EVs over cost, but House Democrats are lining up behind a White House push to allocate $8 billion for new trucks, paving the way for a fully electric fleet.