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BumRushDaShow

(160,105 posts)
Sun Aug 17, 2025, 04:18 PM Aug 17

Republicans look to make a U-turn on federal commitment to electric vehicles for the Postal Service

Source: The Independent

Sunday 17 August 2025 12:37 BST


A year after being lauded for its plan to replace thousands of aging, gas-powered mail trucks with a mostly electric fleet, the U.S. Postal Service is facing congressional attempts to strip billions in federal EV funding.

In June, the Senate parliamentarian blocked a Republican proposal in a major tax-and-spending bill to sell off the agency's new electric vehicles and infrastructure and revoke remaining federal money. But efforts to halt the fleet’s shift to clean energy continue in the name of cost savings.

Donald Maston, president of the National Rural Letter Carriers’ Association, said canceling the program now would have the opposite effect, squandering millions of dollars.

“I think it would be shortsighted for Congress to now suddenly decide they’re going to try to go backwards and take the money away for the EVs or stop that process because that’s just going to be a bunch of money on infrastructure that’s been wasted," he said.

Read more: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/congress-joni-ernst-washington-republicans-joe-biden-b2809123.html

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Eliot Rosewater

(34,060 posts)
2. If it will hurt the environment and put money in their owners pockets i.e. the oil companies
Sun Aug 17, 2025, 04:23 PM
Aug 17

They will do it no matter how much it hurts the environment, no matter how many of us it kills.

Every Republican who is still a republican who supports this situation is an enemy of this country is my enemy is a piece of shit 💩


If only the most liberal and progressive president that there ever would’ve been Hillary Clinton had been elected in 2016, well she was wasn’t she but just enough people voted for third-party candidates in swing states to end America 😡

underpants

(192,970 posts)
3. Noooo! I've wanted a postal truck since I was a kid. Fascinated by them.
Sun Aug 17, 2025, 04:59 PM
Aug 17

They’re simplicity. It’s a Ford F150 chassis. No AC. Pro tip - government vehicles are very well maintained. It’s in the budget- no money out of your pocket. Struts? Take it to the shop. Transmission, brakes, tires, etc? Shop. 6 month oil changes and tire rotation.

LLV’s (Long Life Vehicles) were produced in 1984 and 1994. That’s it. Those postal trucks you see are 30 years old.

I have nowhere to park it but I’d rent a storage unit if I could get one. My wife would kill me.


Grumman Long Life Vehicle (LLV)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grumman_LLV

Evolve Dammit

(21,217 posts)
4. Why of course! Fossil fuel is way more important than the climate change "hoax." These bastards will destroy us. nt
Sun Aug 17, 2025, 06:36 PM
Aug 17

wolfie001

(6,124 posts)
5. This is from the christo-fascist playbook
Sun Aug 17, 2025, 08:14 PM
Aug 17

Only millionaires and billionaires benefit and no one else. Just as jesus wanted. According to those sick fucks. Especially the 6 nasty a-holes on the SC.

Envirogal

(237 posts)
6. FED EX apparently is dumb
Sun Aug 17, 2025, 10:21 PM
Aug 17

for having transitioned their fleet to EV’s (and yet, have done very well with them.) But why would the USPS make sound business decisions when we have the repugnicants to ruin everything?

truthisfreedom

(23,468 posts)
8. Perfect use of electric vehicles. Short range, easy to get back to the charge points
Mon Aug 18, 2025, 04:04 AM
Aug 18

Switch out vehicles if they need to. Even rural carriers rarely exceed 150 miles per day. These kinds of ranges are easy for electric vans, which can simply recharge overnight at a typical rate of 14 miles added range per hour of level 2 (240VAC, 30A) charging. 12 hours of charging between shifts and they’re good to go.

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