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U.S. Postal Service to transform delivery fleet with 66,000 electric vehicles by 2028



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Three United States Postal Service (USPS) mail trucks are parked in front of the post office in Danville. On July 20, the USPS announced that at least 40 percent of its Next Generation Delivery Vehicles (NGDVs) and commercial off-the-street (COTS) vehicles will be battery electric vehicles.Paul Weaver | Sopa Images | Getty ImagesThe U.S. Postal Service said Tuesday that it intends to purchase at least 66,000 electric delivery vehicles as part of a push to transform its delivery fleet.The electric vehicles would amount to more than half the 106,000 vehicles it plans to acquire for delivery between now and 2028. The new vehicles will start to replace its aging fleet of 220,000 vehicles, the Postal Service said in a press release.The Postal Service has faced public pressure from environmental campaigns to electrify its fleet.In April, environmental groups filed a lawsuit against the USPS fo …

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