dupe: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26246116
Sort of - that’s from the contractor, and while largely consistent, it’s good to see both.
USPS Awards Contract to Modernize Postal Delivery Vehicle Fleet
11–20 of 72 posts
Re: USPS Awards Contract to Modernize Postal Delivery Vehicle Fleet
#12thought the government was mandating EVs? Is this some corrupt Louis DeJoy deal?
"The vehicles will be equipped with either fuel-efficient internal combustion engines or battery electric powertrains and can be retrofitted to keep pace with advances in electric vehicle technologies. The initial investment includes plant tooling and build-out for the U.S. manufacturing facility where final vehicle assembly will occur."
Re: USPS Awards Contract to Modernize Postal Delivery Vehicle Fleet
#13thought the government was mandating EVs? Is this some corrupt Louis DeJoy deal?
Yes this violates the EV EO and will likely be overturned before any vehicles are delivered. Biden just nominated 3 new members to the postal board; meaning DeJoy is on the way out sooner rather than later.
Re: USPS Awards Contract to Modernize Postal Delivery Vehicle Fleet
#14The proposed new trucks look pretty wonky, like a cartoon: https://hips.hearstapps.com/hmg-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/images...
I like them purely because it's unbelievably distinctive -- just like the old fleet IMO
Re: USPS Awards Contract to Modernize Postal Delivery Vehicle Fleet
#15thought the government was mandating EVs? Is this some corrupt Louis DeJoy deal?
Yes this violates the EV EO and will likely be overturned before any vehicles are delivered. Biden just nominated 3 new members to the postal board; meaning DeJoy is on the way out sooner rather than later.
According to Wired, the EO likely has little weight to it, and is essentially symbolic.
https://www.wired.com/story/biden-wants-government-run-evs-n...
Re: USPS Awards Contract to Modernize Postal Delivery Vehicle Fleet
#16I don't understand why USPS would contract out designing a new vehicle instead of buying American SUVs built for Europe - all the amenities of a modern SUV, plenty of parts and mechanics to repair them, and they'll have been built by a real car company, not some "Tactical Vehicle Manufacturer". Best of all, they'll have that right-hand-drive that Postal workers love so much.
We can't even do something as simple as upgrading the post office vehicles without bringing in defense contractors. Give me a break. Put that money towards a company of peace, or at least the company that will cost USPS the least.
Re: USPS Awards Contract to Modernize Postal Delivery Vehicle Fleet
#17Does this mean they'll have all the old trucks up for sale? Who wants to start a food truck with me in an old USPS vehicle
Suspect they will destroy them much as they did the older style postal jeeps towards the end. They are not safe and there is a lot of potential liability in selling them. I think they also want to avoid the situation where people drive around in official looking vehicles that are identified as belonging to the post office.
Also, they are too small to make a decent food wagon.
Re: USPS Awards Contract to Modernize Postal Delivery Vehicle Fleet
#18thought the government was mandating EVs? Is this some corrupt Louis DeJoy deal?
Yes this violates the EV EO and will likely be overturned before any vehicles are delivered. Biden just nominated 3 new members to the postal board; meaning DeJoy is on the way out sooner rather than later.
I think Biden’s order only applies to government owned vehicles and the PO is a weird quasi-in-between entity. Not really private, not really government.
Re: USPS Awards Contract to Modernize Postal Delivery Vehicle Fleet
#19[deleted]
Re: USPS Awards Contract to Modernize Postal Delivery Vehicle Fleet
#20Does this mean they'll have all the old trucks up for sale? Who wants to start a food truck with me in an old USPS vehicle
The old mail vans are effectively Chevy S10 pickup chassis with the postal van body on top. Apparently, they are prone to catch on fire randomly.