
The U.S. Postal Service is rolling forward with its purchasing plan to replace its current fleet with 90% gas-powered trucks and 10% battery electric vehicles.
The U.S. Postal Service is rolling forward with its purchasing plan to replace its current fleet with 90% gas-powered trucks and 10% battery electric vehicles.
There are many unanswered questions regarding Oshkosh Defense’s $6 billion contract with USPS, including whether an electric prototype or a “swappable” drivetrain even exists. Yet there are ways to achieve electrification of the USPS fleet and avoid living with Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s ham-handed decision for decades to come.
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy stated at a House appropriations subcommittee that with the proper funding, the USPS could increase the number of electric vehicles it orders.
The contract, which calls for putting 50,000 to 165,000 Next Generation Delivery Vehicles into service over 10 years, includes electric powertrains as well as internal combustion engines.
The McNeilus recall affects 365 refuse and concrete mixer trucks, and the Oshkosh recall covers 33 S-Series concrete mixers.
Precise concrete placement is a traditional feature for this front-discharge mixer, but relatively new is natural gas power.
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