(Reuters) – The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) said Wednesday it plans to buy at least 25,000 electric delivery vehicles – more than twice its prior estimate – as it works to replace its aging fleet.
USPS told Reuters it is proposing to purchase at least 25,000 EVs out of its initial order of 50,000 next-generation delivery vehicles from Oshkosh Defense. That’s up from USPS’ prior plan to buy at least 10,019 EVs, or about 20% of the first order. USPS is also proposing to buy over 34,500 commercial off-the-shelf delivery vehicles over two years.
(Reporting by David Shepardson, Editing by Louise Heavens)
