Trump To Trample On USPS Electric Delivery Vehicle Contracts
The contract to supply electric vehicles to the USPS is under attack by the Trump transition team that wants more polluting vehicles.
The contract to supply electric vehicles to the USPS is under attack by the Trump transition team that wants more polluting vehicles.
New electric mail trucks have been spotted in communities across the US. It’s been all smiles for carriers since the US Postal Service launched its new fleet of electric mail trucks. What’s new with the new USPS electric mail trucks? Nearly everything, as the design of the vehicles hasn’t had … [continued]
Australia Post is adding 175 UBCO Duty electric motorcycles to its mail fleet, building onto its existing delivery fleet that already includes some 5,000 electric vehicles. These e-motorbikes will be put into operation across all states and territories in Australia, with the intent of expanding Australia Post’s ability to deploy … [continued]
The USPS is finally cranking up its plans to purchase more electric vehicles, and the startup Canoo has a foot in the door.
The US Postal Service finally commits to more electric vehicles, and a $3 billion carve-out in the new climate bill should help grease the skids.
The latest USPS environmental impact statement says electric delivery vehicles are preferred, but too expensive.
In the UK we have many traditions going back for centuries. Just as we have a Royal Navy dating back to Tudor times, we also have the Royal Mail dating back to those times — 1512 to be precise. Though, it was indeed royal back then, in the sense of being for the exclusive use of Henry VIII and his agents for matters of state. Charles II, the Stuart king, established the General Post Office as a public service in 1660.