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US Postal Service Set to Make 40 Percent of New Mail Trucks Electric

US Postal Service Set to Make 40 Percent of New Mail Trucks Electric
A woman unloads a USPS truck in Norfolk, Va., on Jan. 26, 2018. Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times
Naveen Athrappully
Naveen Athrappully
7/24/2022|Updated: 7/26/2022

The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) has announced plans to make at least 40 percent of its new delivery fleet electric.

Back in February, the USPS had already said that it would procure 165,000 New Generation Delivery Vehicle (NGDV) trucks from Oshkosh Defense, of which 10 percent would be electric.

Naveen Athrappully
Naveen Athrappully
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Naveen Athrappully is a news reporter covering business and world events at The Epoch Times.
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