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.

  • Cort@lemmy.world
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    11 days ago

    To anyone thinking they agree with DeJoy allow me to rephrase this:

    USPS maintains that legislative action would be required to halt its EV plans wink wink, nudge nudge

    • mosiacmango@lemm.ee
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      11 days ago

      At the same time, laws can be challenged by blue states in friendly courts, tying things up. That’s even if it passes. The house is down to 5 seats, many of them were mighty, mighty close. They will fuck us often mind you, but the mid hanging fruit will be hard to pluck. Rolling this back will affect 1000 jobs in Tennessee, so suddenly you have opposition in the GOP.