The Postal Service announced at least 50% of its initial purchase of Next Generation Delivery Vehicles will be BEVs, after issuing a supplemental environmental impact statement in June.
Four vehicles and other property were damaged. No mail appears to have been damaged or stolen.
Expected changes to the USPS' delivery network will improve transportation efficiency and will lead to infrastructure capable of handling charging needs.
In March, the Postal Service announced its first order of new vehicles, in which 40,000 will have internal combustion engines (ICE), while only 10,000 will be fully electric.
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 U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) shared results from a study it conducted to investigate efforts by the United States Postal Service (USPS) and the federal government to transition to electric fleets.
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.
Rural mail carriers often drive their own vehicles. That means the effort to electrify the USPS' fleet will likely not include them.
The Postal Service responded to the EPA’s criticism of its recent Environmental Impact Statement on purchasing electric vehicles.
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