Mack Trucks announced several public fleets have purchased Mack LR Electric refuse trucks.
This doubles the number of electric vehicles USPS was expected to order in its initial purchase.
The most immediate step will be a purchase in FY-22 of over 1,250 electric fleet units.
Louisville, Kentucky, Metro Government agencies and departments must prioritize the purchasing of electric and hybrid vehicles.
DSNY has approximately 450 traditional street sweepers in use across the five boroughs, including 27 hybrid-electric units.
The City of Woodland will be incorporating these vehicles into its maintenance fleet.
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.
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 city sent a letter to congressional leaders Aug. 4 asking that the next stimulus bill include funding to help with Malibu's “conversion to an all-electric city fleet” of cars.
The City of Redding (Calif.) Police Department has added four new electric all-terrain motorcycles to its fleet, to be used in patrolling the river trail, parks, special events, and downtown.
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