Trump aims to cancel contracts for new EVs for the US Postal Service, but the postmaster general says he defends its electrification plans and won’t return any funding for EVs – unless Congress forces the issue, of course.

Summary

USPS plans to continue its EV transition despite resistance from Trump’s team.

Postmaster General Louis DeJoy affirmed the $3 billion electrification effort, funded by last year’s climate bill, as “business sense,” with 75% of the fleet targeted for electrification by 2026.

Trump’s team aims to cancel contracts, favoring gas-powered vehicles.

USPS has ordered 66,000 EVs by 2028, including vehicles from Oshkosh and Ford.

While critics argue against high costs, USPS maintains that legislative action would be required to halt its EV plans, which aim to modernize its 217,000-vehicle fleet.

  • njm1314@lemmy.world
    33·
    17 hours ago

    I wonder if people understand what a massive threat this is. The destruction of the United States Postal Service would be catastrophic. These private companies that are circling around here rely on the Postal Service. A lot of them only do the final leg of deliveries, if even that. They rely on the postal service for a lot of the in-between work. Meaning of the Postal Service collapses as they seem to be trying to cause then they’ll be no one to cover the in-between Services except them. Meaning their prices will Skyrocket.

    • ThomasCrappersGhost@feddit.ukEnglish
      31·
      5 hours ago

      I’m well aware I’m being obtuse here, but how did you get from electrification of USPS vehicles to the complete destruction of USPS?

      • kent_eh@lemmy.caEnglish
        7·
        2 hours ago

        Trump tried to fuckup the post office during his last term.

        Canceling a project that is in progress and closer to its completion than its start will cause chaos and financial harm to the organization.