President Biden has continued to express his desire for the entire federal fleet to be replaced with electric vehicles as part of his massive infrastructure overhaul. The United States Postal Service (USPS), the biggest government fleet is about to start turning over – but the replacements aren’t as green as many hoped.
Oshkosh won the award in February, and says some of the mail trucks it builds may be electric when they hit the road in 2023. There’s also the possibility that Workhorse will formally challenge the contract, A reversal may not be needed, though.
The USPS has only committed to investing $482 million so far, which Oshkosh is supposed to use to “finalize the production design” of the vehicle. Oshkosh has agreed to make between 50,000 and 165,000 trucks over 10 years. The USPS has also been careful to say that the current fleet will be replaced with not only the new mail truck, but also what it refers to as “commercial off the shelf” vehicles.
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