It’s been a long road to get here, guys. constant criticism, a powerful letter from the Environmental Protection Agency, a plea from the presidentand a lawsuit from 16 states is all that is needed for the agency to commit to stopping buying new gas-powered delivery vehicles.
Let’s take a look inside the USPS’ plan to transition to electric vehicles and review what it takes to get there. And as an end-of-year gift, I’ve also rounded up some of my favorite Tech Review climate news of the year. Let’s go into it.
Clear choice
As of 2020, transportation is the single largest cause of climate change in the United States, accounting for 27% of greenhouse gas emissions. And the US federal government runs The world’s largest fleet at 650,000 vehicles, with the USPS accounting for about a third of that.
Joe Biden has made the federal fleet one of the goals of his plan for electric vehicles, targeting all new federal vehicles purchased after 2035 to be electric, with first-class vehicles light will reach that goal by 2027.
But the USPS marched to another drummer. Even as the Biden administration advertises plans to electrify and cut emissions, the USPS appears to be sticking to its plan to buy more fossil fuel-powered vehicles. Last year, when the agency first announced the contract to replace trucks, only 10% would be electric.
